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Patient's sleep on the analytic couch.

L B Inderbitzin¹

¹Emory University Psychoanalytic Center.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

|January 1, 1988

Summary

This case study reveals couch sleep as a transference neurosis symptom, rooted in phallic-oedipal development. Analysis through transference highlights resistance as a key psychoanalytic tool.

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Area of Science:

Psychoanalytic theory
Psychodynamic psychology
Clinical case study

Background:

Previous research focused on preoedipal determinants of couch sleep.
Limited exploration of sleep as a central transference neurosis symptom.

Observation:

A detailed case study is presented where sleep on the couch became the primary symptom.
The symptom manifested as a transference neurosis.

Findings:

The sleep symptom's primary determinants originated from the phallic-oedipal stage of development.
The symptom represented a reliving of earlier experiences.
Analysis primarily occurred through the transference.

Implications:

Case data illustrate resistance as a beneficial component of the psychoanalytic process.
Provides insight into symptom formation and analysis within psychodynamic therapy.

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