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Profound Silence

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ID6458177
AuthorsSteven L Ablon (Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume78
Issue1
Pages10-18
Publication date2024-08-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Psychoanalytic Study of the Child (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0079-7308 • E-ISSN: 2474-3356
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00797308.2024.2383548
OpenAlexW4401604363
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

Silence is a part of every analysis and when it is very extensive it highlights important technical and theoretical aspects of our work. Long silences in analysis can be extremely challenging for the analyst eliciting feelings of anxiety, helplessness, rage, and confusion. This communication focuses on the technical ramifications of understanding silence not only as a defense but as a communication, a play signature, much as we would the play of a younger child. I will explore these issues in the context of the analysis of an adolescent girl where our work involved years of silence

Aesthetics · Anxiety · Art · Confusion · Context (archaeology · Feeling · Learned helplessness · Psychoanalysis · Rage (emotion · Silence · Communication in Education and Healthcare · History · Psychology · Social Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year1
Citation span2024 - 2025 (2)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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