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Opacity versus counterprojection: an analytic intervention explored.

D J Lynn1

  • 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

American Journal of Psychotherapy
|January 1, 1989
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This study examines a unique psychoanalyst intervention, highlighting its expressive qualities. It explores classical opacity concepts and Sullivanian ideas for deeper understanding.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • The concept of opacity in psychoanalysis refers to the analyst's deliberate withholding of personal information.
  • Sullivanian ideas offer a more relational and less opaque approach to the analytic setting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the implicitly expressive properties of a specific psychoanalyst intervention.
  • To contextualize this intervention within classical psychoanalytic opacity and contemporary Sullivanian perspectives.

Main Methods:

  • Case study analysis of a psychoanalyst's intervention.
  • Theoretical exploration drawing on classical psychoanalytic concepts (opacity) and Sullivanian theory.
  • Integration of Havens's conceptual clarifications.

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Main Results:

  • The intervention demonstrated uniquely effective expressive properties.
  • Analysis revealed a nuanced interplay between opacity and expressiveness in the therapeutic process.
  • The case illustrates the practical application of theoretical concepts.

Conclusions:

  • Psychoanalytic interventions can be effectively expressive even within frameworks that traditionally emphasize opacity.
  • Sullivanian ideas, as clarified by Havens, provide a valuable lens for understanding such interventions.
  • The study underscores the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the psychoanalytic relationship.