Character and Psychotherapy

David Shapiro, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 50, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1996.50.1.3

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Psychoanalytic theory of psychopathology began as a theory of particular pathogenic agents in the form of repressed memories or drive-generated fantasies. It has developed in the direction of a theory of the mind’s organization; that is, a theory of character pathology. A characterological understanding of psychopathology enlarges therapeutic attention beyond the patient’s verbal references and toward the patient himself in the “here and now.”

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 50 • Number 1 • 1996, pp. 1–132

Pages: 3 - 13

PubMed: 8867570

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Published in print: 1996, pp. 1–132

Published online: 30 April 2018

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David Shapiro, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Dept of Psychology, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, New School for Social Research, 65 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003.

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