Role-reversal: A somewhat neglected mirror of heritages of the past

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-324

  Borgogno, Franco ^a,b,c,d   Vigna Taglianti, Massimo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^c IPA Committee Psychoanalysis and University

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acting cure talking cure; Curative factors; Dissociation; Identification with the aggressor; Role reversal; Transference countertransference dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SCHIZOIDISM; SYMBOLISM; TRANSFERENCE;

AGGRESSION; HUMANS; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58149099032     PISSN: 00029548     EISSN: 15736741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ajp.2008.31     Document Type: Review

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