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Jan Abram, "The Surviving Object: Psychoanalytic Clinical Essays on Psychic Survival-Of-The-Object" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Psychology

CHAPTER

The Dynamics of Psychoanalytic Therapy

This chapter examines the intricate relationship between patients and analysts, contrasting it with the unconditional bond between mother and child. It highlights crucial concepts such as the reality principle, transference, and counter-transference while critiquing various psychoanalytic theories. The discussion emphasizes the need for boundaries within therapy and the ethical responsibilities of analysts to facilitate patient autonomy and comfort.

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