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Repression, transference and reconstruction.

Harold P Blum1

  • 1haroldpblum@cs.com

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|July 23, 2003
PubMed
Summary
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The analysis of repression remains crucial in psychoanalysis, particularly through transference, which involves the return of repressed memories. This perspective contrasts with views that de-emphasize repression and memory recovery in therapy.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychodynamic Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • The role of repression and memory recovery in psychoanalytic theory is debated.
  • Peter Fonagy's perspective minimizes the significance of repression.
  • The author advocates for the continued clinical importance of analyzing repression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assert the enduring clinical relevance of repression analysis in psychoanalysis.
  • To elucidate the connection between transference, repressed memories, and unconscious fantasies.
  • To differentiate transference from the therapeutic relationship and critique contemporary models.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory.
  • Examination of the concept of transference.

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  • Critique of current therapeutic models focusing on the 'self with other'.

    • Main Results:

    • Transference is identified as a manifestation of the repressed, containing embedded memories within unconscious fantasies.
    • Transference is deemed an essential, though not exclusive, pathway for patient analysis.
    • The dynamic unconscious is not considered solely as procedural memory.
    • Overemphasis on present relational dynamics may overlook pathogenesis and developmental history.

    Conclusions:

    • The analysis of repression, particularly via transference, is vital for clinical psychoanalysis.
    • Transference should be distinguished from the actual therapeutic relationship.
    • Psychoanalytic reconstruction of childhood experiences remains important, challenging models that neglect developmental aspects.