FUNDAMENTAL THOUGHTS ON TECHNIQUE AND THE ORY OF WORK WITH BALINT GROUPS

Based on object relations theory some thoughts on understanding the pr ocesses in a Balint group are developed. The group process is emphasiz ed as a determinant in the presented doctor-patient relationship. The presented ''patient'' corresponds to an object representation of the s peaker which was activated in the relationship to the patient. The rea l relationship psychodynamically has the meaning of a ''trigger situat ion''. The goal of Balint group work is shown to be releasing the real interaction partner with all the potential variety of encounter possi bilities out of the paralyzing onedimensionality of the concrete docto r-patient relationship.