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Lexical differences between working and resistance sessions in psychoanalysis.

R Reynes, C Martindale, H Dahl

    Journal of Clinical Psychology
    |May 1, 1984
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    Psychoanalytic therapy sessions were analyzed for language patterns. Working sessions showed more primary process thinking and less secondary process thinking compared to resistance sessions.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychotherapy Research

    Background:

    • Psychoanalytic therapy involves complex patient-therapist interactions.
    • Understanding the linguistic markers of different therapeutic phases is crucial for assessing progress.
    • Previous research has explored verbal content in therapy but often lacks detailed linguistic analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate linguistic differences in psychoanalytic sessions categorized as working, neutral, or resistance.
    • To determine if primary and secondary process content varies across these session types.
    • To explore the relationship between lexical diversity and therapeutic engagement.

    Main Methods:

    • 25 psychoanalytic sessions with one patient were classified by psychoanalysts into working, neutral, and resistance sessions.

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  • Session transcripts were analyzed using the Regressive Imagery Dictionary.
  • Quantitative linguistic analysis focused on primary and secondary process content and lexical diversity.

    • Main Results:

    • Working sessions exhibited significantly higher primary process content and lower secondary process content compared to resistance sessions.
    • Lexical diversity was notably higher during working sessions.
    • These findings suggest distinct linguistic patterns characterize different phases of psychoanalytic therapy.

    Conclusions:

    • Linguistic analysis, particularly of primary and secondary process content, can differentiate between working and resistance phases in psychoanalytic sessions.
    • Increased lexical diversity may be an indicator of productive therapeutic engagement.
    • The study supports psychoanalytic theories regarding the dynamic nature of the therapeutic process and its linguistic manifestations.