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Transference and Countertransference

(1-15-15)

four stories, a bunch of books, several question (some public, some private)

  • Sullivan (1940, 1953): parataxic distortion
  • Maxmen, Ward, Kilgus (2009)
    • therapist as “emotional barometer” (p. 106)
    • “Regardless of the intervention, working with affectively disturbed patients is ultimately rewarding, since most patients recover–thought in the short run, treatment may frustrate the most experienced of therpiasts and evoke considerable contertransference.” (p. 360)
  • Kahneman (2011)
    • A bat and ball cost $1.10.
    • The bat costs one dollar more than the ball
    • How much does the ball cost?
    • system 1: rapid, associative, effective under most circumstances
    • system 2: slower, effortful, expensive (high consumption of energy)
  • Panksepp & Biven (2012)
    • 7 basic affective systems (subcortical, brain stem/limbic; “reptilian brain”), “primary process” (p. xi)
    • SEEKING (expectancy)
    • FEAR (anxiety)
    • RAGE (anger)
    • Lust (sexual excitement)
    • CARE (nurturance)
    • PANIC/GRIEF (sadness)
    • PLAY (social joy)
  • emotion and thought
  • Rules of the Road
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