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Gender and identity issues in the analytic process.

E P Lester1

  • 1Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal, Quebec.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1990
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This study explores how analyst and patient gender influences the psychoanalytic process. It examines gender dynamics in therapeutic relationships and specific transference issues in female patient-analyst dyads.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Historically, the influence of gender in psychoanalysis was often overlooked or denied in academic literature.
  • Recent shifts in psychoanalytic discourse acknowledge the significance of gender dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the impact of gender on the psychoanalytic process.
  • To explore interactions within the four possible gender dyads of analyst and analysand.
  • To present specific transference and countertransference developments in female patient-female analyst relationships.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on gender in psychoanalysis.
  • Analysis of theoretical interactions across gender dyads.
  • Case vignette discussion focusing on transference and countertransference.

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Main Results:

  • Identified four gender-related dyads influencing analytic interactions.
  • Highlighted two common transference issues in female patient-female analyst dyads: closeness/distance with the maternal object and erotization of transference.
  • Discussed countertransference implications for the analyst.

Conclusions:

  • Gender significantly shapes the psychoanalytic process and therapeutic relationship.
  • Understanding gender dynamics is crucial for effective psychoanalytic treatment.
  • Specific transference patterns emerge in same-gender dyads, requiring careful clinical attention.