1st Edition

The Dyadic Transaction An Investigation into the Nature of the Psychotherapeutic Process

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

The Dyadic Transaction presents unique, pioneering research on the nature of the psychoanalytic therapeutic process by three leading practitioners. The volume demonstrates that the process of psychotherapy is a consequence of reciprocal interaction between the psychotherapist and the patient, rather than merely the result of actions of the therapist, shedding an important light on how and why... Read more
1. History of the Project 2. Review of Literature 3. Methodology 4. Processing of the Data 5. Anamnesis 6. Therapy—Sessions 1-10, 7. Therapy—Sessions 11-21, 8. Therapy—Sessions 22-28, 9 Therapy—Sessions 29-47, 10. Therapy—Sessions 48-64, 11. Therapy—Sessions 65-80, 12. Therapy—Sessions 91-98, 13. Follow-up Interviews 14. Conclusions Appendix: Worksheet for Observers and Therapists

Biography

Samuel Eisenstein (1913–1996) was a professor of psychoanalysis and former dean and past
president of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute.Norman A. Levy (1907-2005) was a charter member of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and co-founder of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute.Judd Marmor (1910-2003) was a professor of psychiatry and served as director of psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  He is known for his role in revoming homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association DSM-5.