On teaching today's residents psychoanalytic concepts.

Full Abstract

This article presents a method for teaching a psychoanalytic perspective to residents that is built on the biomedical model and progresses in steps of increasing complexity. These steps include (1) elaborating the history, (2) observing affect, (3) developing empathy, (4) recognizing unconscious processes, (5) using the therapist's fantasies, and (6) understanding theory. Each stage is associated with tasks for the resident and supervisor and can be related to levels of residency training.

Author information

Author/s: Melchiode, G A (GA);

Affiliation: Dallas Psychoanalytic Institute.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis (J Am Acad Psychoanal), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1991-; vol 19 (issue 4) : pp 648-59

Dates: Created 1992/04/14; Completed 1992/04/14; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1797756, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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