tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post7033540336770603842..comments2022-11-02T16:29:57.997-04:00Comments on Modern Psychoanalysis: Clinical Techniques: #3 - InterpretationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-60803472856552845162008-04-15T18:01:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:01:00.000-04:00Excellent question.The analyst does not always 'kn...Excellent question.<BR/><BR/>The analyst does not always 'know,' but the good analyst follows a few basic tenets which are designed to reduce the liklihood of NARCISSISIC INJURY.<BR/><BR/>First, most interventions in modern analysis are only used based on the patient's own contact function; i.e., those times when the patient is seeking the analyst's participation.<BR/><BR/>Second, it is more imortant for the patient to say whatever s/he wants, than for the patient to say what s/he "really" feels, thinks, and remembers.<BR/><BR/>Finally, most of the magic comes from the years of training modern analysts have in working with the emotions and from the analyst's own understanding of themselves.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054487387261893552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-58554538050660111012008-04-14T22:09:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:09:00.000-04:00How does an analyst 'know' how to create an interv...How does an analyst 'know' how to create an intervention (that helps the patient say what he/she really feels, thinks, and remembers) WITHOUT CAUSING NARCISSISIC INJURY?<BR/><BR/>I am sensitive to anything that smacks of a narcissistic attack. I am used to living on guard, waiting for and attempting to avoid the next threat. <BR/><BR/>Of course, this is what I have brought to the hour too. However, after countless hours of waiting and being on guard, I am finding very little use for the constant vigilence. <BR/><BR/>At the risk of sounding like a broken record; what's the magic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-65371413364857900882008-03-26T10:36:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:36:00.000-04:00:):)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054487387261893552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-53479268953289129762008-03-24T21:19:00.000-04:002008-03-24T21:19:00.000-04:00I think the other similarity that strikes me is th...I think the other similarity that strikes me is the assertion that therapeutic movement is about what takes place in the 'right now'. For many years, my ideas about psychoanalysis were stuck back in turn of the century Vienna. Specifically, believing that insight about past intrapsychic conflicts was THE curative factor. <BR/><BR/>You can bet that I read everything on psychoanalysis that I could find and attempted to do a bang-up job of analyzing the be-jeebers out of myself. Sadly, I found that I was a most resistant and contrary patient as well as the most cold and unfeeling analyst I ever had the misfortune to meet! ;)<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, the focus on the present seems to present a malleability that the past never will. No matter how many times I replay that scene about losing my favorite doll when I was 4, the feelings of loss persist and perhaps even grow in their symbolic power. <BR/><BR/>But when I allow myself to experience abandonment/loss in the hour... that's when its possible for the "curse" to be undone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-44462381912542055352008-03-18T15:25:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:25:00.000-04:00I am somewhat familiar with Merton Gill's work, bu...I am somewhat familiar with Merton Gill's work, but haven't seen much by Michael Kahn. Are there more similarities that should be looked at?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054487387261893552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-16714147216244295342008-03-14T22:21:00.000-04:002008-03-14T22:21:00.000-04:00One thought is that your discription of the modern...One thought is that your discription of the modern psychoanalytic approach makes it seem incredibly gentle and humane. Very respectful of the individual's vulnerabilities and individual needs. I personally compare it to my limited knowledge of two other approches. <BR/><BR/>First, my take on classical psychoanalysis seems to mirror yours, (i.e., that the intellectual interpretations as they are practiced can potentially be ego-damaging). <BR/><BR/>The other approach I have (quite limited) knowlege of, is based on the book "Between Therapist & Client: The New Relationship" by Michael Kahn. There are notable similarities between Modern Psychoanalysis and what he decribes. This includes: the focus on the present as the nexus of change and, the highly respectful approach to the patient's current state & needs. <BR/><BR/>Are the two approaches related and if so, how? Or is this more of a synchronicity where two totally different approaches, found similar truths? Kahn focuses on the work of Merton Gill, Kuhn & the humanists. I don't recall you citing any of these in your blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22411320.post-12124707406923650022008-03-14T21:11:00.000-04:002008-03-14T21:11:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks for the post. It seems to have answere...Wow, thanks for the post. It seems to have answered a number of my questions about the modern psychoanalytic process. Of course, in the beauty of the psychoanalytic tradition, it has also raised a number of new questions/thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com