A metasynthesis of published case studies through Lacan's l‐schema

Transference in perversion

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ID8971445
AutoresJochem Willemsen (0000-0003-4843-5209, Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium, autor correspondente), Ruth Inslegers (0000-0002-2791-2558, Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium), Reitske Meganck (0000-0002-9052-0100, Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium), Filip Geerardyn (Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium), Mattias Desmet (0000-0002-7954-6078, Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium), Stijn Vanheule (0000-0001-8580-5809, Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B‐9000 Ghent, Belgium)
Ano2014
Volume96
Fascículo3
Páginas773-795
Data de publicação2014-03-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1745-8315.12179
PMID24673247
OpenAlexW2035353199
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas18

Transference in perversion is characterized by specific problems such as a defiant and polemic attitude, erotic transference, projections, and aggression. Such transference poses particular problems in the treatment of perversion and might render analytical work with these patients impossible. The authors propose that Lacan's L-schema can contribute to separating productive from counterproductive aspects of transference as it distinguishes between an Imaginary and a Symbolic dimension in transference. In this meta-synthesis of 11 published case studies on sexual perversion, patterns of transference are analysed. On the Imaginary dimension, the authors found that patients with perversion tend to (un)consciously engage the analyst in a relationship characterized by identification, fusion and rivalry. On the Symbolic dimension, they found that perverse patients are able to question their motives, lapses, symptoms, and subjective identity. The thematic analysis revealed the importance of the position of the analyst in this work, which is described within the L-schema as being the representative of the otherness in the Other. Implications for clinical practice and recommendations for further research are outlined

Perversion · Psychoanalysis · Rivalry · Schema (genetic algorithms · The Imaginary · Computer Science · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications