Countertransference as object of empirical research?

The concept of countertransference as a robust cornerstone of psychoanalytic work has gained momentum over the last five decades. It is a prime example of elastic concepts covering the range from microprocesses to global clinical phenomena. Empirical research on the treatment process has for a long...

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Published in:International forum of psychoanalysis 2015-04, Vol.24 (2), p.96-108
Main Authors: Kächele, Horst, Erhardt, Ingrid, Seybert, Carolina, Buchholz, Michael B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Countertransference
International
measure
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy research
qualitative studies
quantitative studies
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Summary:The concept of countertransference as a robust cornerstone of psychoanalytic work has gained momentum over the last five decades. It is a prime example of elastic concepts covering the range from microprocesses to global clinical phenomena. Empirical research on the treatment process has for a long time - and for good reasons - avoided even trying to measure countertransference. We report here on various efforts for approaching a methodology for measuring it. The paper organizes the various approaches in terms of stages of research.
ISSN:0803-706X
1651-2324
DOI:10.1080/0803706X.2012.737933