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Mythic consonance and dissonance in the vicissitudes of transference

Mythic consonance and dissonance in the vicissitudes of transference BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS* Mythic consonance and self who aspires to and possesses magic omnipotence, but rather the powerful dissonance in the others by whom he believes himself to vicissitudes of transference be sympathetically influenced and buf- feted about, pawn-like, on the sea of I recently completed an empirical life. For the obsessive the "mana" research study involving systematic resides in himself; for the hysteric, in thematic analysis of the fantasy produc- the powerful other. In their extremes, tions of subjects manifesting obsessive both myths are permeated with magic. versus hysterical personality traits. The What are the implications of the statistically significant results of the above discussion for understanding the study indicated important differences in transference reactions of obsessives and the Weltanschauungen or "personal hysterics in psychotherapy? Jan Ehren- myths" hetd by obsessives versus hysterics wald argues cogently that, training --differences in the characteristic analyses and stern supervisors notwith- manner in which obsessives versus standing, a therapist enters the treat- hysterics interpret causality in the world. ment situation with an emotionally- These findings shed some light on charged personal myth (countertrans- clinically observed transference phe- ference) concerning his own ability to nomena shown by obsessive and hysteri- heal his patient, which http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Mythic consonance and dissonance in the vicissitudes of transference

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 30 (2): 2 – Sep 1, 1970

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
1970 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01874041
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Abstract

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS* Mythic consonance and self who aspires to and possesses magic omnipotence, but rather the powerful dissonance in the others by whom he believes himself to vicissitudes of transference be sympathetically influenced and buf- feted about, pawn-like, on the sea of I recently completed an empirical life. For the obsessive the "mana" research study involving systematic resides in himself; for the hysteric, in thematic analysis of the fantasy produc- the powerful other. In their extremes, tions of subjects manifesting obsessive both myths are permeated with magic. versus hysterical personality traits. The What are the implications of the statistically significant results of the above discussion for understanding the study indicated important differences in transference reactions of obsessives and the Weltanschauungen or "personal hysterics in psychotherapy? Jan Ehren- myths" hetd by obsessives versus hysterics wald argues cogently that, training --differences in the characteristic analyses and stern supervisors notwith- manner in which obsessives versus standing, a therapist enters the treat- hysterics interpret causality in the world. ment situation with an emotionally- These findings shed some light on charged personal myth (countertrans- clinically observed transference phe- ference) concerning his own ability to nomena shown by obsessive and hysteri- heal his patient, which

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1970

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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