The Analysis of Defense Mechanisms in the Transactional Analysis Setting

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20179334
AutoresValentina Terlato (autor de correspondencia)
Año2001
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas103-113
Fecha de publicación2001-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/036215370103100205
OpenAlexW2556820959
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas16

In this article the author examines the recognized meaning of defense mechanisms in transactional analysis theory. In particular, it stresses that in Berne's model and its later developments, clinical attention has focused primarily on the consequences produced by defense mechanisms, while analysis of the intrapsychic processes implied in the manifestation of a defensive behavior remains marginal. A possible explanation for this is suggested with reference to Berne's theory of ego states, and the clinical implications of this orientation of Berne's theory are considered

Epistemology · Id, ego and super-ego · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Transactional analysis · Transactional leadership · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy