Intersubjective psychoanalysis

The intersubjectivity in psychoanalysis is based on the work of Robert D. Stolorow, B. Brandchaft and GE Atwood, who formulated a erlebensnah oriented form of psychoanalytic theory and treatment practices, including the self psychology of Heinz Kohut, resulting in material respects from the classical conception of Sigmund Freud is different. In the opinion of Stolorow and others arises and experience occurred in the mutual exchange of subjectivities, such as that of the patient and the analyst. The observation position is always in the common context, that is, the analyst tries to patients from whose perspective to understand ( empathy) and relates his own biographical background in the reflection of his attitude towards the patient with a ( introspection ). This has major implications for psychoanalytic theory and practice, which are clearly central concepts of psychoanalysis.

Analytical Accounting

In the Freudian sense is " analytic attitude " is defined as a form of " neutrality" and is closely linked to the concept of abstinence: The analyst may grant the patient as possible no gratification in order to allow the formation of a transference neurosis. " Gratification " in this context means anything that the patient wishes or desires - in Freud's conception, it is at the psychopathological phenomena with that are addressed in psychoanalysis to the products of repressed drive derivatives. Gratification would complicate the realization of repressed instinctual wishes and thus contrary to the analytical process. After intersubjective conception is thus an abstinent attitude of the analyst, which is a deliberate frustration of the needs of the patients did not experience this as the neutral. The analyst runs the risk of provoking conflicts that represent a conditional by the analyst's attitude artifact, but not a manifestation of primary psychopathology of the patient. Therefore, the interventions ( interpretations ) of the analyst on the basis of introspection and empathy are to be guided by a continuous assessment of what would help or hinder the process of development of the subjective world of the patient in the context of the analytic relationship.

Resistance

From the intersubjective perspective occurs resistance then when a reaction of the analyst seems to announce the patient the risk of repeating damaging experience by the analyst - so resistance is based in a fear of repetition suffered trauma.