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Negativism and countertransference.

S T Levy1, L B Inderbitzin

  • 1Emory University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Atlanta, Georgia.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1989
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This study examines patient negativism in psychoanalysis, using Melville's "Bartleby" as an analogy. It explores analysts' countertransference responses to pervasive negativism, offering insights into therapeutic technique.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Literary Analysis

Background:

  • Negativism is a complex behavioral pattern encountered in psychoanalytic therapy.
  • Understanding the analyst's response to patient negativism is crucial for effective treatment.
  • Literary works can offer valuable analogies for exploring psychological phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the phenomenon of negativism in psychoanalytic work.
  • To examine the analyst's response, including countertransference, to pervasive patient negativism.
  • To utilize Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" as a literary case study.

Main Methods:

  • Psychoanalytic case study.
  • Literary analysis of Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener".

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  • Exploration of psychoanalytic concepts of negativism and countertransference.

    • Main Results:

    • The study highlights the challenges of treating pervasive negativism.
    • It identifies potential countertransference responses in analysts facing such patients.
    • The literary analogy of Bartleby provides a framework for understanding the analyst-analysand dynamic.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding countertransference to negativism is a neglected but vital aspect of psychoanalytic technique.
    • The case illustrates the interplay of negativism with schizoid, obsessional, and masochistic traits.
    • Literary analogies can deepen the comprehension of complex psychoanalytic dynamics.