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Published Online: 1975, pp. 463–643

Facilitating Ego Mastery in Brief Psychotherapy with Medical Students

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Four related techniques for doing brief psychotherapy with medical students are described, which capitalize on styles of ego adaptation and defense characteristic of this population. These styles involve use of intellectual mastery and intellectualization. The therapeutic use of a frequently occurring form of positive ego-ideal transference is also discussed.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 575 - 592
PubMed: 1190361

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Published in print: 1975, pp. 463–643
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Jeffrey L. Binder, Ph.D.*
Susan Weisskopf, Ed.D.

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Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Michigan, Medical School, 1405 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104.
University of Michigan Medical School.

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