The allure of the patient’s objects: Countertransference pitfalls and possibilities.

This article will explore these reactions through the concept of countertransference to the patient’s objects and will illuminate how this aspect of countertransference can be particularly elusive. When this facet of countertransference is unanalyzed, countertransference collusions can form. This article will discuss ways for identifying these collusions so that countertransference to the patient’s objects can facilitate rather than impede the analytic work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Psychoanalytic Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research