Mentalization, insightfulness, and therapeutic action. The importance of mental organization

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 965-987

  Sugarman, Alan ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action; Affect regulation; Countertransference; Enactment; Insightfulness; Mental organization; Mentalization; Procedural; Self regulation; Transference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTROSPECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SYMBOLISM; THEORY; TRANSFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33747490742     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/6DGH-0KJT-PA40-REX9     Document Type: Article

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