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“The technical rules which I am putting forward here have been arrived at from my own experience over the course of many years, after unfortunate results had led me to abandon other methods” “I must however make it clear that what I am asserting is that this technique is the only method suited to my individuality I do not venture to deny that a physician quite differently constituted might find himself driven to adopt a different attitude to his patients and to the task before him” ( S.E., 12 111)
As analysts, it is necessary that we fully appreciate the importance of fantasies and feelings that the analysand can evoke in us Each participant in the psychoanalytic process sees his world uniquely but also is mutually and reciprocally influenced by the other. Our understanding and communication of this process is crucial in making effective interpretations and other interventions that can facilitate the analytic process There is considerable agreement that this focus has led to a fuller understanding of the analyst/analysand situation and holds promise for a wider range of clinical interventions The recent emphasis on subjectivity is seen by some analysts as signifying a novel and major psychoanalytic perspective shift, while others feel that the theoretical change is primarily semantic rather than substantive. It is my position that an “intersubjective approach” should not be viewed as a separate school of psychoanalysis but is an important feature of all analytic interventions regardless of the theoretical orientation of the analyst.
Freud revolutionized psychological thought by noting the relationship of early developmental conflicts with eventual adult psychopathology.