The Death of the Therapist and the Bereaved Client and Colleague: An Introduction to the Literature
In the context of psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis, the author surveys literature on the death of the psychotherapist, with an exploration of both psychological and spiritual transference and countertransference dynamics. She classifies therapist death as a form of disenfranchised grief. She...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 334-348 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Psychotherapist
/ Death
/ Patient
/ Grief
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| IxTheo Classification: | ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Grief
B Psychoanalysis B Psychodynamic psychotherapy B COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology) B Jesus Christ B Murder |
| Summary: | In the context of psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis, the author surveys literature on the death of the psychotherapist, with an exploration of both psychological and spiritual transference and countertransference dynamics. She classifies therapist death as a form of disenfranchised grief. She discusses Christ and paradise archetypes; mourning the deceased therapist and the dissolution of the transference; the dying therapist, final terminations, and questions of disclosure; therapist suicide; the murdered therapist; and writing a professional will. |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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