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Countertransference in defense enactments.

Fred Busch1

  • 1Psychoanalytic Institute of New England, East, USA. drfredbusch@comcast.net

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|April 11, 2006
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This study introduces a new clinical term for defenses arising from fleeting patient awareness of transference feelings. Analyst attention to countertransference is key to analyzing these specific defenses.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Transference feelings can be painful for patients.
  • Fleeting awareness of these feelings can trigger defenses.
  • Analyst countertransference is crucial in understanding patient defenses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a new clinical term for a specific defense mechanism.
  • Differentiate this defense from other defense enactments.
  • Clarify the analyst's countertransference in response to this defense.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical observation and theoretical analysis.
  • Exploration of interpersonal dynamics in psychoanalysis.
  • Case study presentation of the phenomenon.

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Main Results:

  • A novel clinical term is proposed for defenses linked to transference awareness.
  • Distinctions are made between this defense and other enactments.
  • Analyst countertransference reactions are differentiated.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding this specific defense requires focused attention on countertransference.
  • The proposed term aids in analyzing complex patient-analyst dynamics.
  • Clinical examples illustrate the phenomenon's impact.