Transference Interpretations as Relationship Work

Abstract

In the development of the psychoanalytical treatment technique, a polarity has formed between interpretation and relationship. In contrast to this, the view is elaborated in this paper that interpretation is the specific relationship mode of psychoanalysis. Against the background of the object relationship theory, interpretation work provides an alternative to internalised experiences. A prerequisite is the concept, that transference is a circular process, in which the analyst and analysand both participate.