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Transference regression and psychoanalytic technique with infantile personalities
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1991
Summary
This study identifies a silent regression in psychoanalytic therapy for infantile personalities, marked by shifting transference roles and heightened analyst countertransference. It offers strategies for diagnosing and managing these complex transference dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Infantile personalities exhibit character pathology related to hysterical personality traits.
- Psychoanalytic treatment can involve complex transference dynamics.
- Silent regression presents unique challenges in therapeutic settings.