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The containing function and the analyst's projective identification.

N G Hamilton1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1990
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The analyst

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • The container-contained concept in psychoanalysis involves patients' projective identifications being internalized, transformed, and returned by the analyst.
  • This process is crucial for therapeutic progress and understanding psychic development.

Observation:

  • This paper posits that the analyst's projective identification is what is returned to the patient.
  • The containing function can be transmitted to the patient through this mechanism.

Findings:

  • All interpretations, regardless of theoretical stance, contain elements of the analyst's projective identification.
  • Even therapeutic neutrality can serve as a vehicle for projective identification.

Implications:

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  • This reframes the understanding of the analyst's role in the containing process.
  • Highlights the significance of the therapist's projective identification, previously underexplored.