Convergences and Divergences in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Technique
Convergences and Divergences in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Technique
This chapter serves as a brief summary to the main areas of union and separation within the modern psychoanalytic technique. The discussion begins with the points of convergence, starting with transference, character analysis, and the “here and now”. It is followed by sections on the translation of unconscious conflicts to object relations terms, countertransference, the affective experience of the patient, the “royal road” in dream analysis, linear concepts of development, and the “transference cure”. The next half of the chapter concentrates on the divergences within modern psychoanalytic technique. This section covers the issues between transference and countertransference, the controversy surrounding the resistance and therapeutic aspects of regression, psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and empathy. The chapter concludes with a discussion on technical neutrality, cultural bias, preverbal experiences, and “truth,” both historical and narrative.
Keywords: modern psychoanalytic technique, transference, countertransference, character analysis, dream analysis, regression, empathy, technical neutrality, psychoanalysis, pscyhotherapy
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