Being a psychoanalyst
An everyday audacity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8973667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Quinodoz (53a chemin des FourchesCH‐1223 Cologny (Genève)Switzerland, corresponding author), Candy Aubry (5, rue Albert‐GosCH‐1206 GenèveSwitzerland, corresponding author), Olivier Bonard (rue Caroline 7CH‐1003 LausanneSwitzerland, corresponding author), Geneviève Déjussel (av. de la Roseraie 37CH‐1205 GenèveSwitzerland, corresponding author), Bernard Reith (0000-0002-4768-0889, 28 rue de GenèveCH‐1225 Chêne‐Bourg (Genève)Switzerland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 329-347 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| 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 | 10.1516/789y-aju7-fxbr-7nl5 |
| PMID | 16581579 |
| OpenAlex | W1996750821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper is the work of five psychoanalysts who came together as a group in order to reflect on their work as analysts. How are we analysts to identify the unconscious resistances that may sometimes hold us back from offering psychoanalysis to some patients? Do these resistances sometimes hamper the inner freedom that we require in order to maintain a psychoanalytic focus once that process is under way? How do we manage from time to time to overcome these resistances or, better, make use of them in order to develop our understanding of the unconscious dynamics that create the link between analyst and patient? The authors discuss these issues with particular reference to clinical situations taken from classic psychoanalytic treatment cases during which the analyst had to find within him- or herself the audacity to be a psychoanalyst. Each clinical situation is different: preliminary interviews, in the course of the actual treatment, issues that emerge in the training of candidates. One of the significant features of this group lies in the fact that the participants are at different stages in their development as psychoanalysts (student, associate member, full member, training analyst). This means that their experiences complement one another and encourage a discussion of issues such as how psychoanalysis can be passed on, and the relationship between supervisor and supervisee
Countertransference · Epistemology · Order (exchange · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Supervisor · Unconscious mind · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |