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Barriers to love between patient and analyst
1Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York City.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Psychoanalytic analysts often avoid intense feelings of love and hate. This abstract explores how analytic ego ideals can hinder processing these emotions, impacting patient growth.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
Background:
- Psychoanalytic practice often involves avoiding intense emotions like love and hate.
- Analyst's discomfort with their own feelings can impede patient treatment.
Observation:
- The analytic ego ideal may encourage emotional constriction.
- This can interfere with analyzing patients' defenses against passionate feelings.
Findings:
- The author discusses personal experiences with loving feelings toward analysands.
- Obstacles to preserving these feelings for patient benefit are examined.
Implications:
- Understanding and navigating analysts' feelings is crucial for patient progress.
- Addressing barriers to affect is key for analytic growth and therapeutic change.