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'Taking the transference': some technical implications in three papers by Bion.

J L Mitrani

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 23, 2002
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    This paper introduces a model for developing a mental

    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the analyst's role in facilitating thought development.
    • Understanding unconscious communication is crucial for therapeutic progress.
    • Bion's concepts of projective identification, memory and desire, and emotional evidence inform analytic practice.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a model for establishing a 'containing object' within the analysand.
    • To explore the technical implications of Bion's theories for psychoanalytic work.
    • To illustrate analytic success and failure through clinical vignettes.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual model development based on Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic theories.
    • Analysis of four detailed clinical vignettes.

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  • Discussion of key analytic concepts: reverie, transformation, publication, transference, and interpretation.

    • Main Results:

    • The model highlights the analyst's containing function as essential for analytic success.
    • Vignettes demonstrate how analyst capacities like reverie and transformation facilitate the containing process.
    • Distinction between projective and introjective interpretation is clarified.

    Conclusions:

    • The analyst's emotional experience and capacity for reverie are vital for establishing a containing object.
    • Effective 'taking of the transference' and appropriate interpretation are key to successful analysis.
    • The model provides a framework for understanding and enhancing the analytic process.