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Dealing with Resistance in Psychotherapy

Dealing with Resistance in Psychotherapy

Hardcover

General PsychologyMental Health

ISBN10: 0765700778
ISBN13: 9780765700773
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: Jul 14 2005
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.08 Depth: 9.32
Language: English

Resistance is an unfortunate term for the manifestation of defense mechanisms in the treatment situation. Use of the word to a psychoanalytically unsophisticated patient may evoke undesired consequences because to a patient, it implies deliberate intent and thus, blame. From the patient's unconscious, or at time conscious, point of view, these defenses protect the individual from a variety of intrapsychic or interpersonal dangers. As long as these defenses are in play, the process of exploration and discovery comes to a halt. They must be understood and carefully analyzed for they are at the heart of the treatment impasse.

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