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The Concept of Transference: A Critique
Author(s) -
Handley Nick
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1995.tb00782.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perspective (graphical) , existentialism , psychoanalysis , epistemology , psychotherapist , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
In this paper, after noting the history of the development of the concept of transference and its application in clinical pratice, I offer a resume of some major criticisms of the concept. I pay special attention to a critique which may be made from an existential phenomenological perspective. I evaluate the current status of the concept of transference in clinical practice, arguing that the concept of transference should be retained, but placed on a sounder phenomenological footing, as advocated by authors such as May (1961, 1967), Boss (1963, 1979) and Binswanger (1962, 1963).