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This paper has two purposes. The first is to elaborate compromise formation theory from an intersubjective perspective. The second is to explore the implications of this vantage point for our understanding of the modes of therapeutic action of psychoanalysis. I pursue the goals of this paper by outlining the essentials of compromise formation theory and by elaborating what I mean by its intersubjective dimension. Then I present and discuss analytic data to demonstrate the value of the theory for understanding aspects of mode of therapeutic action. Finally, I contrast this perspective with competing theoretical points of view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the perspective of compromise formation theory. Derivation of the complexities of unconscious fantasies; Consideration of the therapeutic action of psychoanalysis; Relation between drives and ego development.