Description
There has been a shift in psychoanalysis from looking exclusively at the patient to focusing upon the intraction between patient and analyst, bring the analyst’s participaton to the fore. Psychoanalysis, rather than being the esoteric ritual that some have asserted, has become a highly interpersonal affair. These papers brought together here emphasize that analysis is not concerned with simply dissecting various layers of the patient’s personality as they are reflected in transfer. ence projections. Besides exploring what is going on within the patient’s mind, the psychoanalyst is also concerned with what is occurring within himself. The psychoanalyst’s respect for the patient’s inner life is conveyed by his willingness to explore his own mind when it is therapeutically feasible or required.
