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The person of the analyst: interpreting, not interpreting, and countertransference
1Italian Psychoanalytic Society (S.P.I.). vibonam@tin.it
Abstract:
The author focuses on the person of the analyst and particularly how it helps shape two key factors in psychoanalysis: clinical narration and the analyst's interpretations. Freud's comments on how treatment is influenced by the analyst's individuality are briefly reviewed; and Winnicott's notion of how the individual analyst relates to the patient--including how he does and does not interpret--is also discussed. Following a detailed description of an analytic treatment, the author discusses various aspects of the analyst's attitude and functioning, including countertransference, and how these are affected by the person of the analyst.
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