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Original Articles

A 9-Year Analysis With a Connection-Resistant Patient: Theory, Reality, and the Messiness of Therapeutic Action

, Psy.D.
Pages 179-192 | Published online: 10 Jul 2014
 

Abstract

This article was first presented as a plenary paper at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology in October 2013. In keeping with the theme of the conference, “forms and transformations of connectedness,” the article summarizes my nine-year analysis with “Linda,” a patient who was intensely conflicted about allowing the kind of deep connection I believed was necessary for her to make the kinds of changes she ostensibly was in therapy to achieve. The clinical narrative focuses on our dialogue and struggles around this issue as it evolved through different phases and relational configurations.

Este artículo fue previamente presentado en la sesión plenaria de la Congreso Anual de la Asociación Internacional de la Psicología Psicoanalítica del Self en Octubre de 2013. En sintonía con el tema del congreso, “formas y transformaciones de la conectividad,” el artículo resume el análisis de 9 años de Linda, una paciente a la que le resultaba muy conflictivo permitirse la conexión profunda que yo consideraba necesaria para poder alcanzar los cambios que buscaba en su terapia.

Cet article a d’abord fait l’objet d’une présentation en plénière à la Conférence annuelle de l’International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology en octobre 2013. En lien avec le thème de la conférence, «Les formes de connectivité et leur transformation,» l’article se penche sur les neuf ans d’analyse de «Linda,» une patiente en réaction au type de connexion profonde que je croyais nécessaire pour atteindre les objectifs de sa thérapie. Le récit clinique met l’accent sur le dialogue et les difficultés en rapport avec cet enjeu au cours de plusieurs phases et configurations relationnelles.

Questo articolo venne presentato come lavoro per la sessione plenaria alla conferenza annuale dell’International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology nell’ottobre 2013. In conformità al tema della conferenza”Forme e trasformazioni della connessione emotiva” il lavoro sintetizza l’analisi durata 9 anni di “Linda,” una paziente che provava intensi conflitti rispetto al concedersi di accogliere quel tipo di connessione profonda che io ritenevo fosse necessaria perché potesse attuare i cambiamenti che esplicitamente voleva raggiungere attraverso la terapia. Il resoconto clinico si concentra sul nostro dialogo e sugli scontri riguardanti questo tema parallelamente al suo evolvere attraverso fasi e configurazioni relazionali diverse.

Dieser Artikel basiert auf einem Vortrag beim 36ten Annual Meeting of the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology in Chicago 2013. In Übereinstimmung mit dem Thema der Konferenz, Formen und Umformungen der Verbundenheit’ stellt der Artikel die 9-jährige Analyse der Patientin Linda dar, die große Probleme mit der Art von Verbundenheit hatte, von der ich glaubte, dass sie nötig wäre, damit sie diejenigen Veränderungen erreichen könnte, die sie in der Therapie erreichen wollte. Der klinische Narrativ fokussiert auf unseren Dialog und die Mühen um dieses Thema, das in verschiedenen Phasen und unterschiedlichen Beziehungskonstellationen aufkam.

Notes

1This paragraph and the three that follow were originally published in an article of mine in this journal entitled “The Dialectic of Empathy and Freedom” (Stern, Citation2009, pp. 152–153).

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Notes on contributors

Steven Stern

Steven Stern, Psy.D., is a Faculty Member at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine / Maine Medical Center.

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