Towards a Transtheoretical Definition of Countertransference: Re-visioning the Clinician's Intersubjective Experience (Explorations in Mental Health)

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	The Researcher’s Predisposition to the Topic
	Autobiographical Origins of the Researcher’s Interest in the Topic
	Relevance of the Research for Clinical Psychology
	An Outline of the Book by Chapter
	Definition of Terms
1 Transference
2 Countertransference From a Depth Psychological Perspective
	Classical View
		Sigmund Freud
		Melanie Klein
		Annie Reich
	Totalistic View
		Donald Winnicott
		Paula Heimann
		Margaret Little
	Complementary View – Heinrich Racker
	Relational View – Lewis Aron
	Integrative View – Charles Gelso and Jeffery Hayes
	Clinical Case Example – The Heroine in Disguise
3 Countertransference and Jungian Analysis
	Clinical Case Example – The Trapped Inner Lion
4 Countertransference Dreams
	Neurotic Countertransference Dreams
	Projective Identification Countertransference Dreams
	Intersubjective Countertransference Dreams
5 Countertransference From a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
	Demanding Standards Schema
	Abandonment Schema
	Special, Superior Person Schema
	Need for Approval Schema
	Clinical Case Example – Perfectly Imperfect
6 Humanistic Psychology and Countertransference
	Clinical Case Example – The Fearful Bully
7 Transtheoretical Definition of Countertransference
	What Is Countertransference?
	Pathological Countertransference
	Distance
	Analysis of the Analyst
8 Moving Forward: Implications and Recommendations
	Benefits and Applications to the Field
	Limitations and Recommendations for Future Research
	Conclusion
References
Index