Destructive and reparative transference in multiple levels of group psychotherapy |
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Authors: | William K. Hahn Karen Toman |
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Affiliation: | (1) Student Health Service and Student Counseling Services Center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee;(2) Department of Psychology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Abstract: | Group members are challenged to form psychologically meaningful relationships with therapists, other members, and the group as a whole. The way in which individuals perceive this challenge is based on their past experiences. Early relationships establish a perceptual frame in which fears of being hurt and concern about hurting others coexist. Balance between these two ways of generating meaning enables individuals to form relatively healthy relationships. Imbalance in this perceptual frame results in distorted perceptions and maladaptive patterns emerging as transference manifestations. Working through involves repeatedly addressing distortions as members relate to therapists, others and the group as a whole. |
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Keywords: | group psychotherapy transference multiple levels paranoid and depressive positions object relations |
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