Intersubjective observations on transference love

Authors
Buirski, P Monroe, M
Citation
P. Buirski et M. Monroe, Intersubjective observations on transference love, PSYCHOAN PS, 17(1), 2000, pp. 78-87
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
07369735 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
78 - 87
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-9735(200024)17:1<78:IOOTL>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
In this article, the clinical phenomenon of transference love is used to ma ke 3 contributions: (a) to illustrate how the intersubjective held can enco mpass more than just patient and therapist, (b) to provide an intersubjecti ve framework for understanding transference love, and (c) to demonstrate ho w selfobject and antidote functions of the therapeutic relationship can alt ernate within the same patient-therapist dyad as figure and ground.