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Countertransference and the female triangular situation

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ID8970978
AuthorsNancy Kulish (0009-0003-3830-7665, 625 Purdy, Birmingham, MI, 48009, USA ‐, corresponding author), Deanna Holtzman (1400 Ardmoor, Bloomfield Hill, MI 48301 ‐)
Year2003
Volume84
Issue3
Pages563-577
Publication date2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1516/wtca-2qe0-g19b-n26k
PMID12873361
OpenAlexW2034717971
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

This paper represents an attempt toward reconciling contemporary changes in psychoanalytic understandings of female development, particularly in respect to separation issues, with their clinical applications to female patients. Psychoanalytic thinking typically has categorized separation conflicts as pre-oedipal, but the authors suggest that these are an integral part of the triangular situation of the girl. The authors argue that an allegiance to erroneous theory and/or individual blind spots have led to the infantilization, pre-oedipalization or cultural stereotyping of females, which constrains the effectiveness of their analyses. The authors present a selected review of the literature on gender-based countertransference biases in both male and female analysts, with reference to female 'oedipal' material. Analytic case material of two women is presented which demonstrates how theoretical misperceptions and countertransferences to triangular separation conflicts can produce an impediment to progression in analysis

Countertransference · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Transference · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,14
Citation span2012 - 2016 (5)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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