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Transference: co-constructed or brought to the interaction?

J L Bachant¹, E Adler

¹Psychoanalytic Institute, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, USA. JLBachant@aol.com

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

|January 1, 1997

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Transference in psychoanalysis is understood as a continuum. Viewing transference as a process along a repression continuum accounts for both co-construction and individual contributions in analytic interactions.

Area of Science:

Psychoanalytic theory
Clinical psychology
Psychodynamic therapy

Background:

Contemporary psychoanalytic theory presents divergent views on transference.
Debates exist on whether transference is co-constructed or brought by individuals to the analytic setting.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the evolution of the concept of transference.
To integrate differing conceptualizations of transference within psychoanalytic practice.
To propose a unified model for understanding transference.

Main Methods:

Historical analysis of the concept of transference.
Theoretical synthesis of divergent viewpoints.
Conceptualization of transference along a continuum of repression.

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Main Results:

The evolution of transference concepts reveals inherent complexities.
A continuum model of repression parsimoniously explains both co-construction and individual contributions.
Distinction between adaptive and archaic transference activity is proposed.

Conclusions:

Viewing transference as a process on a repression continuum offers a comprehensive understanding.
Both co-constructed and individually brought elements of transference are essential.
Transference has adaptive and archaic dimensions crucial for analytic insight.