Session Frequency and the Definition of Psychoanalysis

被引:9
作者
Stern, Steven [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Medford, MA 02155 USA
[2] Maine Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Portland, ME USA
关键词
WIDENING SCOPE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; INTROSPECTION; THERAPY; SYSTEMS; EMPATHY;
D O I
10.1080/10481880903232058
中图分类号
B84-0 [心理学理论];
学科分类号
040201 ;
摘要
Psychoanalysis as a field is suffering in part because we remain locked into a definition of psychoanalysis based on what Gill (1984) called its "extrinsic" criteria-especially session frequency. I argue that organized psychoanalysis needs to redefine what it means to practice psychoanalysis. Such a redefinition is dictated not only by current realities of the marketplace but also by contemporary theory, which emphasizes the co-created, nonlinear nature of the analytic relationship. Some implications of this redefinition (a) for the distinction between psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy, and (b) for analytic training, are briefly considered.
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页数:17
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