The countertransference in the work of Ferenczi

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Issues discussed concern the interaction between analyst and analysand in psychoanalysis, focusing on the work of Sandor Ferenczi that deals with the analysis process and countertransference. Topics addressed include the role of the analyst, unconscious communication between psychoanalyst and patient, and the different analytic styles of Sigmund Freud and Ferenczi.

Influence, Countertransference (Psychology), Freud, Sigmund

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From Oedipus to Orpha: revisiting Ferenczi and Severn's landmark case

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Issues discussed concern psychoanalyst Sandor Ferenczi's work with analysand Elizabeth Severn, which led to his concept of 'Orpha,' or a life-organizing element that relates to the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Topics addressed include Sigmund Freud's conception of the Oedipus complex, Ferenczi's analytic techniques, and the treatment of a self-fragmented patient.

Oedipus complex, Freudian theory

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From Ferenczi to Kohut: from "Confusion of Tongues" to self-object

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Issues discussed concern psychoanalyst Sandor Ferenczi's "Confusion of Tongues" paper, in which he addresses power relations between therapist and patient, the role of sexuality in the child, and the experience of memory in the psychoanalytic process. Topics addressed include the influence of Ferenczi on H. Kohut's work on self-object transference.

Causes of, Transference (Psychology), Kohut, H.

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