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An Application of the Concept of the Therapeutic Alliance To Sadomasochistic Pathology

dc.contributor.authorNovick, Kerry Kellyen_US
dc.contributor.authorNovick, Jacken_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T18:56:46Z
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dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.citationNovick, Kerry; Novick, Jack (1998). "An Application of the Concept of the Therapeutic Alliance To Sadomasochistic Pathology." Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 46(3): 813-846. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66889>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0003-0651en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66889
dc.description.abstractThis paper traces the history of the therapeutic alliance concept, examining how it has been used and misused, at times elevated to a central position and at others rejected altogether. The loss of this concept created a vacuum in classical psychoanalysis that has been filled by rival theories. The continuing usefulness of looking at the treatment process through the lens of the therapeutic alliance, particularly in relation to the manifold difficulties of working with sadomasochistic pathology, is suggested. To this end, revisions of the theory of the therapeutic alliance are suggested to address some of the difficulties that have arisen in conceptualizing this aspect of the therapeutic relationship, and to provide an integrated dynamic model for working with patients at each phase of treatment. This revised model acknowledges the complexity of the domain and encompasses the multiple tasks, functions, partners, and treatment phases involved. The utility of the revised theory is illustrated in application to understanding the sadomasochistic, omnipotent resistances of a female patient through the phases of her analysis.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleAn Application of the Concept of the Therapeutic Alliance To Sadomasochistic Pathologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatryen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumNew York Freudian Society, Jnovick@umich.edu , Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, University of Michigan and Wayne State Universityen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationother, Allen Creek Preschool, Jnovick@umich.edu , 617 Stratford Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48104en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00030651980460031301en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of the American Psychoanalytic Associationen_US
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