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transference
Articles tagged "transference".
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Psychotherapy Snippet
I’m not sure how I got myself entangled in these ropes. He beckons me with kindness in his eyes, maintains respectful distance. No doubt it’s a ploy. I creep ahead, both gloves raised. He waits barehanded, one elbow on the turnbuckle. Still compelled, my next foray is simple desperation. Clinching smoke, I jab in vain. […]
Christopher Scribner, PhD, MFA
August 7, 2026
Personality Disorder & A Missed Clinical Turning Point
The interpersonal difficulties experienced by patients diagnosed with a personality disorder (PD) tend to pose great difficulty in negotiating a strong therapeutic alliance between patient and therapist (Muran, Segal, Samstag, & Crawford, 1994; Stern, 1938; Vaillant, 1992; Waldinger & Gunderson, 1984). Patients with PDs often generate intense and uncomfortable reactions in their therapists, sometimes producing […]
Lauren M. Lipner, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 12, 2018