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[Love in the analytic setting]

O F Kernberg1

  • 1New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division, White Plains 10605.

Psyche
|September 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

This study explores "transference love" within psychoanalysis, classifying its forms by patient diagnosis and sex. It examines how this love seeks external fulfillment and the analyst

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Psychodynamic psychology
  • Clinical psychology

Background:

  • Love manifests in various forms within the psychoanalytic transference situation.
  • Understanding transference love is crucial for analyzing the therapeutic relationship dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To classify and illustrate the diverse forms of "transference love" observed in psychoanalysis.
  • To explore the developmental trajectory of transference love seeking external gratification.
  • To examine the role of the analyst's counter-transference in the transference love process.

Main Methods:

  • Classification of transference love based on patient diagnostic types.
  • Analysis of sex-specific features in transference love manifestations.
  • Case study illustrating the interplay between transference love and counter-transference.

Main Results:

  • Identified distinct forms of transference love, categorized by patient diagnosis and gender.
  • Observed transference love's tendency to seek gratification outside the therapeutic setting.
  • Highlighted the analyst's counter-transference as an integral component of the transference dynamic.

Conclusions:

  • Transference love is a complex phenomenon with varied expressions influenced by patient characteristics.
  • The therapeutic relationship provides a unique context for understanding love's manifestations and their evolution.
  • Effective psychoanalytic treatment requires careful attention to the dynamics of transference love and counter-transference.

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