Abstract
Psychoanalytic understanding of normal adolescent development can contribute to our understanding of the psychoanalytic processes unfolding in adult treatment. Empathic understanding of transferences (and countertransferences) and other phenomena hitherto diagnosed as typically “borderline” is thereby facilitated. A brief review of reports specific to the developmental phase of adolescence precedes a clinical case example. The analytic process which recognizes developmental tasks is juxtaposed with descriptions of phenomena otherwise regarded as typical of adolescence. These “adolescent” developmental tasks or challenges can be seen as part and parcel of the therapeutic process in general if it is conceptualized and understood as a developmental process. Attention to those developmental steps which are typical of adolescence can inform analysts about some specific developmental challenges encountered also in the treatment of adults.
Keywords: Psychotherapy, adult treatment, transference and countertransference phenomena, adolescent developmental tasks.
Adolescent Psychiatry
Title:Adult Treatment Informed By Transference-Countertransference Phenomena Typical For Adolescents
Volume: 2 Issue: 3
Author(s): Andrea Harms
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Keywords: Psychotherapy, adult treatment, transference and countertransference phenomena, adolescent developmental tasks.
Abstract: Psychoanalytic understanding of normal adolescent development can contribute to our understanding of the psychoanalytic processes unfolding in adult treatment. Empathic understanding of transferences (and countertransferences) and other phenomena hitherto diagnosed as typically “borderline” is thereby facilitated. A brief review of reports specific to the developmental phase of adolescence precedes a clinical case example. The analytic process which recognizes developmental tasks is juxtaposed with descriptions of phenomena otherwise regarded as typical of adolescence. These “adolescent” developmental tasks or challenges can be seen as part and parcel of the therapeutic process in general if it is conceptualized and understood as a developmental process. Attention to those developmental steps which are typical of adolescence can inform analysts about some specific developmental challenges encountered also in the treatment of adults.
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Harms Andrea, Adult Treatment Informed By Transference-Countertransference Phenomena Typical For Adolescents, Adolescent Psychiatry 2012; 2 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210676611202030271
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