Hate, projective identification, and the Psychotherapist's struggle

J Psychother Pract Res. 2000 Winter;9(1):33-8.

Abstract

The relationship between projective identification and aggression is explored through case material in which the psychotherapist felt strongly influenced by the patient's projections. Through a variety of interpersonal and intrapsychic dynamics, the patient evoked an unconscious and conscious sense of hate in the psychotherapist that emerged in a countertransference dream.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aggression
  • Countertransference*
  • Female
  • Hate*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Psychotherapy*