1. REFLECTIONS ON THE CONCEPT "ANALYZABILITY".
- Author
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Rothstein, Arnold
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PSYCHOANALYSIS , *PSYCHOANALYSTS , *ANALYSANDS , *PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS , *PSYCHIATRIC treatment , *PERSONALITY , *PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis - Abstract
The article presents the author's view on the concept "analyzability" in psychoanalysis. According to the author, this concept is a vestige of evaluative model that considers psychoanalysts as authority to greet a prospective analysand with an evaluative attitude. The analyst assesses the patient's personality to determine whether the patient is analyzable in order to make a diagnosis.
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- 2006
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