Projective Identification as a Self-Psychological Change Agent in the Psychotherapy of a Child

Christiane Brems, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.4.598

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The psychotherapy of a 10-year-old boy is used to demonstrate the usefulness of idealizing and mirroring transferences to help patients move from a state of lack of selfhood and self-differentiation to the development of self-structures that provide strength and self-esteem. Projective identification is presented as a therapeutic technique that can be used to facilitate this process by aiding the internalization of mirroring and idealization functions.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43 • Number 4 • 1989, pp. 465–632

Pages: 598 - 607

PubMed: 2618950

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Published in print: 1989, pp. 465–632

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Christiane Brems, Ph.D.^*

Anchorage, AK

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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska-Anchorage, CAS Building, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 99508.

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Projective Identification as a Self-Psychological Change Agent in the Psychotherapy of a Child

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