The capacity to be an analyst: A contribution from attachment research to the study of candidate selection

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1605-1622

  Halpern, Janice ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adult Attachment Interview; Attachment; Candidate selection; Psychoanalytic education; Psychoanalytic research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CAREGIVER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0346264791     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/KXJV-LR14-HL50-00GN     Document Type: Review

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