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Pregnancy as a transference stimulus
Author(s) -
Clarkson Sarah E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1980.tb02557.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , stimulus (psychology) , transference , psychoanalytic therapy , psychoanalysis , psychoanalytic theory
The paper discusses the concept of transference in therapeutic relationships where the therapist is pregnant. Comparisons are made with other physical attributes of the therapist. The remarkable lack of literature to date is noted and the reasons for this discussed. Case histories illustrate some typical reactions and demonstrate the usual mixture of transference elements, those inappropriate and displaced and those which are firmly based in reality.