Topic
Counterdependency
About: Counterdependency is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3 citations.
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TL;DR: The authors examines the author's professional/personal development over forty years, beginning with reflections about a countertransference enactment triggered by an acting-out African American child whose father, his primary caregiver, had abandoned him at age 18 months.
Abstract: Predictably, certain patients present treatment issues which resonate strongly with issues that are still problematic (unconscious and/or only partially resolved) for the therapist. This paper examines the author's professional/personal development over forty years, beginning with reflections about a countertransference enactment triggered by an acting-out African American child whose father, his primary caregiver, had abandoned him at age 18 months. The potential dangers and benefits of therapist grandiosity are also considered.
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2008 | 1 |