Should supportive measures and relational variables be considered a part of psychoanalytic technique? Some empirical considerations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8971125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marshall Bush (0000-0002-3634-7909, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis –San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group, corresponding author), William F Meehan (San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis), William Meehan (San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis –San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 377-399 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-8315.2011.00403.x |
| PMID | 21518365 |
| OpenAlex | W1481062920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article presents some quantitative findings from a survey of 89 psychoanalysts (all members of the American Psychoanalytic Association or the International Psychoanalytical Association) about their own experiences in analysis. A comprehensive questionnaire was used to collect retrospective data about (1) how participants felt they benefited from their analyses and (2) how they remembered their analysts' technique, personality, and style of relating. A correlational analysis found that, according to our participants' ratings, the most beneficial analyses were associated with having a caring and emotionally engaged analyst who possessed positive relational and personality qualities, used supportive techniques in addition to classical techniques, and pursued therapeutic as well as analytic goals. Outcomes rated as successful were also associated with experiencing a good 'fit', a good working relationship, and a positive therapeutic alliance. Our results support the call for an expanded view of acceptable analytic technique (e.g. Schacter and Kächele, 2007)
Alliance · Association (psychology · Personality · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Style (visual arts · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |