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Elements of change and cure in psychoanalysis.

Archives of General Psychiatry

|January 1, 1983

Summary

Psychoanalytic therapy facilitates change by exploring interpersonal dynamics. Patients resolve developmental conflicts through the therapeutic relationship, leading to improved mental health.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychotherapy

Background:

Psychoanalysis involves complex elements contributing to therapeutic change.
Understanding the analyst-patient relationship is crucial for effective treatment.

Observation:

The traditional psychoanalytic process involves patient regression to earlier developmental stages.
Unresolved developmental conflicts are re-experienced within the therapeutic relationship.

Findings:

Interpersonal interactions between the analyst and analysand are central to the change process.
The therapeutic relationship provides a corrective emotional experience.

Implications:

This dynamic offers a pathway for resolving past psychopathology.
Satisfactory developmental resolutions can be achieved through current analytic experiences.