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Some images of the analyst's participation in the analytic process
Author(s) -
Sedgwick David W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-5922.1997.00041.x
Subject(s) - dream , psychology , process (computing) , vulnerability (computing) , psychoanalysis , epistemology , computer science , psychotherapist , philosophy , computer security , operating system
This paper was originally presented at a workshop (with G. Atwood and S. Parks) on The analyst's participation in the analytic process’. The analyst's ‘vulnerability’ is highlighted, with specific reference to the ideas of Winnicott, Searles and Jung. Some personal metaphors for the nature of the analytic engagement are offered, as is the image of the ‘troubled analyst’ from a patient's dream. The burden and necessity of the analyst's participation are emphasized.