Models of the Mind: Their Role in the Clinical Teaching of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Robert F. Harris, M.D., and Roy A. Ginsburg, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 45, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1991.45.4.467

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Psychotherapy trainees often hold implicit models of pathogenesis and cure, which can distort their understanding of a supervisor’s suggestions. We identify two such models, the “passive-learning” model and the “cathartic” model. Recognizing such models and presenting the alternative model of conflict and compromise formation can be helpful to the learning process.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 45 • Number 4 • 1991, pp. 463–633

Pages: 467 - 482

PubMed: 1781481

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Published in print: 1991, pp. 463–633

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Robert F. Harris, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Roy A. Ginsburg, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Faculty, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.

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Mailing address: 780 Welch Road, Suite 207, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

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Models of the Mind: Their Role in the Clinical Teaching of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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