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What are constructive forces?

What are constructive forces? CONSTRUCTIVE FORCES IN THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION KAREN HORNEY, MODERATOR R. HORNEY opened the round table with patient while helping him to undermine all some remarks on the central significance that is neurotic and obstructive to the ful- of human constructiveness and on its crucial fillment of his potential as an unique relevance for therapy. She reaffirmed her human being. belief that human beings can continue Essential to this process is the patient's changing and growing as long as they live. constructive cooperation with the therapist. This is possible, she said, because of an This will enable him to develop a feeling of innate urge in all of us to move toward self- responsibility and belonging. It will help realization. The aim of the therapist, she him to become aware of the broader issues in his life, in the world at large, and ulti- added, is to stand on the side of his own and his patient's available and potential con- mately to experience himself as a part of a bigger whole. structiveness. The therapist must contin- ually support what is constructive in his ---EDITOR HAROLD KELMAN What is the therapeutic process? It is a that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

What are constructive forces?

Kelman, Harold
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 13 (1): 5 – Dec 1, 1953
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Springer Journals
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1953 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01872059
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CONSTRUCTIVE FORCES IN THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION KAREN HORNEY, MODERATOR R. HORNEY opened the round table with patient while helping him to undermine all some remarks on the central significance that is neurotic and obstructive to the ful- of human constructiveness and on its crucial fillment of his potential as an unique relevance for therapy. She reaffirmed her human being. belief that human beings can continue Essential to this process is the patient's changing and growing as long as they live. constructive cooperation with the therapist. This is possible, she said, because of an This will enable him to develop a feeling of innate urge in all of us to move toward self- responsibility and belonging. It will help realization. The aim of the therapist, she him to become aware of the broader issues in his life, in the world at large, and ulti- added, is to stand on the side of his own and his patient's available and potential con- mately to experience himself as a part of a bigger whole. structiveness. The therapist must contin- ually support what is constructive in his ---EDITOR HAROLD KELMAN What is the therapeutic process? It is a that

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 1953

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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