Projection
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

On three strands of meaning associated with the word nigger used during the course of a psychoanalytic treatment.

29 Jun 2009 The author presents an overview of recent clinical/theoretical work on the construction of otherness in structured forms of hatred. He then uses clinical material to demonstrate three interwoven strands of meaning attached to the word nigger, a ... Read more...

The internal obstructive object in the analysis of a woman who envies her rapist.

29 Jun 2009 Through her description of the analysis of a traumatized woman dedicated to the search for power, the author elaborates Bion's (1958) concept of the obstructive object. The complex relationships among the obstructive object, later trauma, and the ... Read more...

Striving to be known by significant others: automatic activation of self-verification goals in relationship contexts.

29 Jun 2009 Extending research on the automatic activation of goals associated with significant others, the authors hypothesized that self-verification goals typically pursued with significant others are automatically elicited when a significant-other ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Projection'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• On three strands of meaning associated with the word nigger used during the course of a psychoanalytic treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• The internal obstructive object in the analysis of a woman who envies her rapist. 29 Jun 2009
• Striving to be known by significant others: automatic activation of self-verification goals in relationship contexts. 29 Jun 2009
• Egocentric pattern projection: how implicit personality theories recapitulate the geography of the self. 29 Jun 2009
• Working through shame in groups for victims of trauma and war. 30 Mar 2009
• Defense mechanisms associated with borderline personality disorder. 30 Mar 2009
• On: unraveling the riddle of exhibitionism. 30 Mar 2009
• Toward a neuropsychological reconstruction of projective identification. 30 Jan 2009
• On understanding projective identification in the treatment of psychotic states of mind: the publishing cohort of H. Rosenfeld, H. Segal and W. Bion (1946-1957). 30 Jan 2009
• Groupthink and caregivers' projections: addressing barriers to empathy. 30 Dec 2008
• Psychoanalysis and spirituality-catastrophic change and becoming "o". 30 Dec 2008
• Why bother with god? 30 Dec 2008
• Countertransference in the therapy of suicidal patients - an important part of integrative treatment. 30 Aug 2008
• Identification and the development of competence: a 44-year longitudinal study from late adolescence to late middle age. 30 May 2008
• On projective identification: back to the beginning. 30 Mar 2008
• Employing multiple theories and evoking new ideas: the use of clinical material. 30 Mar 2008
• How the head liberates the heart: projection of communal responsiveness guides relationship promotion. 30 Mar 2008
• What makes a hero? The impact of integrity on admiration and interpersonal judgment. 3 Mar 2008
• Naming the nonexistent: melancholia as mourning over a possible object. 30 Jan 2008
• Investigating a critical evaluation tendency in social anxiety. 16 Jan 2008

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Technical information about 'Projection'

Definition: A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, whereby that which is emotionally unacceptable in the self is rejected and attributed (projected) to others.

Descriptor UI: D011385

Alternative terms: Projection;

Tree Number: F01.393.693;

History Note: 69

Technical Notes: no qualif