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Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision

2001; American Psychiatric Association; Volume: 55; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2001.55.3.431

2575-6559

Jeffrey Berman,

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Reviewstion of the transference as the criterion of psychoanalysis and of what is psychoanalytic" (p.209).Gedo, in his contribution, challenges this by arguing that it ignores the difficulties emanating from the preverbal period, and he would emphasize instead focus on teaching the patient skills "essential for tension regulation, affective control, the setting of emotional priorities, reality testing, and the like" (p.244).So he would enter the patient's life as a symbiotic partner or selfobject, and there is much to be said in favor of Gedo's point of view.Wolitzky, the other editor of this volume, explains: "One's choice of professional discipline as well as the theory and associated techniques of practice one follows all result from a complex interaction of many determinants.This is perhaps nowhere more true than in psychoanalysis where one's personality is so intimately involved in one's everyday professional functioning" (p.267).Gill wants the analyst to question first his or her contributions to the appearance of the patient's transference.The implications of this are, as Cooper points out in his contribution, that an analyst must ask: "What are the particular kinds of experiences and perceptions by technical stance might engender?What are the advantages and disadvantages of my technical stance?"(p.298).Raising these questions may well be Gill's most lasting contribution to advances in psychoanalytic technique.I recommend this book highly, for a study of it is sure to lead to improvement in the psychoanalytic therapist's practice.