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Richard M. Waugaman, in his paper, “On the Patient's Disclosure of Parents' and Siblings' Names During Analysis,” suggested that spontaneous disclosure of the first names of parents or siblings during analysis is often linked with the appearance of core conflicts that involve oedipal derivatives and separation anxiety. He pointed out that using a parent's first name signifies an oedipal transgression because it constitutes doing what the other parent but not oneself is permitted to do. The association of the use of a parent's name with separation themes was seen as transference recrudescence of the developmental use of language (the parent's name) to maintain object constancy. Using the mother's name is both an indication of recognizing separateness and a linguistic reinforcement of the mental representation of the mother. Waugaman presented case material that illustrated an association of the emergence of the parents' or siblings' name with incestuous and/or separation issues and reviewed the literature on this subject.
Alexander S. Rogawski in discussing this paper pointed out that in magical thinking, knowing the name is associated with gaining power and control over the individual and speculated that this probably explains why in the Jewish religion it is forbidden to pronounce the name of God. He argued that social norms are more important than intrapsychic factors in determining use by children of their parents' first names.
Elaine G. Caruth presented “Progressive and Regressive Functions in ‘Playing’ and ‘Gaming’ in the Treatment Process.” She explained that both “playing” and “gaming” can serve as conflict-resolving modalities in the treatment of adults as well as in psychotherapy of children, from which these terms are derived. In the analysis of adults, “play” refers to play with thoughts and fantasies during free association. It becomes regressive when it develops into stereotypic caricaturing of the process as, for example, by reporting stale dreams to res