Essays on Paul Dewald's “The Psychoanalytic Process”

Lipton, Samuel D.

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“…Concern that asking questions may be an inappropriate type of intervention appears to inhibit many therapists. Lipton (1982, 1983) and Peterfreund (1983), who studied published case material of well-known psychoanalysts, were impressed with the therapists’ failure or disinclination to ask clients obvious and necessary questions. In his critique of a published case of Dewald (1972), Lipton (1982, pp.…”

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“…Lipton (1982, 1983) and Peterfreund (1983), who studied published case material of well-known psychoanalysts, were impressed with the therapists’ failure or disinclination to ask clients obvious and necessary questions. In his critique of a published case of Dewald (1972), Lipton (1982, pp. 352–353) describes how “the patient was silent for a minute and then made the incomprehensible statement, ‘They thought I had worms.’ Dewald said, ‘I’m not clear what you mean.’” Lipton felt that Dewald’s question was perfectly appropriate and wondered only why Dewald had not made similar comments on many previous, similar occasions.…”

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Psychotherapy by precedent: Unexamined legacies from pre-1920 psychoanalysis.

Wile¹

1985

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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Many contemporary psychotherapists employ a therapeutic stance characterized by an underplayed receptive style, hesitancy to answer questions or to give advice, wariness about being manipulated by the client, and preoccupation with the "framework" of therapy (e.g., fees, vacations, and canceled appointments). While such a stance was appropriate to pre-1920 psychoanalytic theory (in which frustrating the client's strivings for regressive gratification was thought to be a prerequisite for insight), it is inappropriate to post-1920 theory (in which relief from guilt, humiliation, and fear is thought to be a prerequisite). The therapist's restrained style, originally thought to be facilitative, can now be seen as having the potentially detrimental effect of reinforcing the inhibition and self-doubt that lie at the heart of the client's problems. The more significant form of client acting-out is not, as had been believed, asking questions, but rather failure to ask questions, and in general, the client's hesitancy to question where therapy is going and to challenge what the therapist is saying A shortened form of this article was presented at the 1984 American Psychological Association Division 29 mid-winter convention in San Diego.Requests for reprints should be sent to Daniel B. Wile,

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Psychotherapy by precedent: Unexamined legacies from pre-1920 psychoanalysis.

Wile¹

1985

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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“…Dewald's (1972) depiction of his conduct of an analysis exemplifies, asLipton (1982) has shown, a relatively pure, if implicit, blank screen position. 391 Downloaded by [University of Exeter] at 13:39 15 August 2015…”

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The Patient as Interpreter of the Analyst's Experience

Hoffman

1983

Contemporary Psychoanalysis

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“…I first must acknowledge Lipton (1982) and Levenson (1982), whose critical essays on Dewald's entire 1972 volume originally inspired this symposium. My own point of view bears much similarity to both of theirs and though I am not responding directly to those articles, their incisive comments have remained with me and I am sure, are embedded in my own thinking.…”

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An interpersonal perspective: The analyst's unwitting participation in the patient's change.

Hirsch

1992

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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with Freud around the fundamental question of the primacy of sexual and aggressive drives. In the more modern era, object relations theorists and self psychologists both pay significantly less attention to drives and more exclusive attention to the patients" historical and current relationships with others and the internalization of those relational configurations (Mitchell, 1988). variation of American behavioral psychology. This impression has some basis, though others have found clear reference to an internalized self in his writing (e.g., his concept of personifications). It is this concept that forms the basis for unconscious motivation. Regardless of whether or not Sullivan himself sufficiently emphasized the inner world of the individual, unconscious process, and This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers. This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

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Essays on Paul Dewald's “The Psychoanalytic Process”

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Psychotherapy by precedent: Unexamined legacies from pre-1920 psychoanalysis.

Psychotherapy by precedent: Unexamined legacies from pre-1920 psychoanalysis.

The Patient as Interpreter of the Analyst's Experience

An interpersonal perspective: The analyst's unwitting participation in the patient's change.

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