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American Journal of Psychotherapy

  • Volume 53
  • Number 4
  • October 1999

Articles

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages437–451

Freud made some seriously mistaken assumptions about mature love based on his notion about the role unconscious guilt plays in human affairs. Clinical data are presented here about a young man, who implicated in the suicides of two of his colleagues, was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.437

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages452–466

Supervisors o f analytic psychotherapy have long wrestled with the question of whether interpretation has a legitimate role in dealing with supervisee countertransference and the transferences of the supervisory experience, itself. Currently, the majority ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.452

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages467–482

The presence of therapy manuals in clinical settings is increasing and the related concepts of adherence and competence are becoming familiar. The benefits of manuals for research and training are evident. However, negative clinical effects have also been ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.467

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages483–494

Performative statements are much discussed in the philosophy o f language, e.g., by the linguistic philosopher, J.L. Austin, where they are distinguished from descriptive statements. Whereas the latter merely describe a current state of affairs from an ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.483

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages495–500

Patients seek psychotherapy for relief of symptoms and resolution o f problems in living. Yet, they sometimes balk at the prospect of having to choose a topic without being prompted by therapist questions. This paper suggests that this apparently self-...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.495

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages501–512

Two cases are presented in detail and two in summary fashion to illustrate a technique that can frequently be used instead of systematic desensitization to reduce the time needed to treat simple phobias. This method combines techniques developed by ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.501

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages529–543

This article illustrates curative changes occurring in psychoanalytic psychotherapy by developing the internal dialogue in the mind. By the internal dialogue, I mean the internalization of the therapy process during the recurrent therapy sessions so that ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.529

Publication date: 01 October 1999

Pages544–551

Psychotherapy clients in their adolescence are receptive to self-exploration. When given the opportunity to reduce external distractions and directives, these young individuals are serious seekers of emotional well-being. They also seek quality and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.4.544

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