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Area of Science:

Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Psychotherapy

Background:

Psychoanalysts often encounter unconscious resistances that can impede treatment.
Maintaining analytic focus requires inner freedom, which can be challenged by these resistances.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore how psychoanalysts identify and manage unconscious resistances.
To examine the use of resistances to enhance understanding of unconscious dynamics in the analytic relationship.
To discuss the transmission of psychoanalytic knowledge and the supervisor-supervisee relationship.

Main Methods:

Group reflection among five psychoanalysts at different career stages.
Analysis of clinical situations from classic psychoanalytic treatments.
Discussion of preliminary interviews, ongoing treatment, and candidate training.

Main Results:

Resistances can be identified and, when understood, utilized to deepen the psychoanalytic process.
The analyst's self-awareness and "audacity" are crucial for effective psychoanalysis.
Diverse experience levels within the group facilitated a comprehensive discussion on psychoanalytic training and mentorship.

Conclusions:

Confronting and integrating analyst's resistances is key to effective psychoanalysis.
The developmental stage of analysts influences their approach to resistance and training.
Effective supervision and training are vital for passing on psychoanalytic knowledge.