Analysis of Masochism in Group Therapy

Glatzer, Henriette T.

doi:10.1080/00207284.1959.11508069

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“…get masochistic gratification therefrom. In a recent paper (12), I called attention , to another variation of this masochistic bond with problem children. These parents unconsciously encourage their children to "act out" the poorly inte grated, forbidden omnipotent phantasies which they themselves have had to repress.…”

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Clinical aspects of adult therapy: Notes on the preoedipal phantasy.

Glatzer

1959

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Clinical aspects of adult therapy: Notes on the preoedipal phantasy.

Glatzer

1959

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…Returning to our historical perspective, Strachey (1934), observed that the concept egoideal almost disappeared as a technical term after its introduction. Evans (1974) also elucidated this point, and without labeling it as such, Glatzer (1959aGlatzer ( , 1959bGlatzer ( , 1962, described this same circumstance.…”

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The unconscious ego-ideal and analytic group psychotherapy

Edwards

1987

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The theoretical position of this paper is that the essential character of the ego-ideal, a part of superego functioning, is unconscious, universal, and The root of the unconscious ego-ideal is the infantile illusion of omnipotence and feelings intimately connected with this state. For the infant, the essence of reality is his or her own weakness and dependency on the mother, which shatters this blissful fantasy. Narrowing the hiatus between feeling all powerful and feeling helpless is a lifelong struggle. This paper will focus on this phenomenon in analytic group therapy, its appearance as an entity, and therapeutic attempts to bring the ego and the unconscious ego-ideal into a more realistic and harmonious balance. In a former paper, I stressed the important role of the group leader in this process (Edwards, 1983); now I wish to attend more exclusively to the group members' contributions to this process.The theoretical position of my presentation is that the essential character of the ego-ideal, a part of super-ego functioning, is unconscious and functions Copyright,

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“…But the question remains to be asked as to how this occurs on an intrapsychic level (Glatzer, 1959). This change is basically derived first from the accepting attitude of the group and the goup therapist, which allows both regression and interpretations of superego conflicts.…”

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To ?a revised model of internalization derived from group psychology,? by Stephen M. Saravay, Stanley Grossman, and Erroll Dendy

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Analysis of Masochism in Group Therapy

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Clinical aspects of adult therapy: Notes on the preoedipal phantasy.

Clinical aspects of adult therapy: Notes on the preoedipal phantasy.

The unconscious ego-ideal and analytic group psychotherapy

To ?a revised model of internalization derived from group psychology,? by Stephen M. Saravay, Stanley Grossman, and Erroll Dendy

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