Some Thoughts on Interpretation in Child Psychoanalysis. Issue 1 (31st December 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miller, Jill M.
• Is Part Of: Psychoanalytic study of the child. Volume 76:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 16
• Publication Date: 2023-12-31
• Subjects: Child psychoanalysis -- child psychoanalytic technique -- interpretation -- transference -- developmental object -- resistance -- conflict -- defense -- unconscious fantasy; Child analysis -- Periodicals; Child Psychiatry; Psychology, Child; Psychoanalysis; Enfants -- Psychanalyse; Child analysis; Psychoanalyse; Kinderen; Kinderanalyse; Aufsatzsammlung; Periodicals; Periodicals; 155.4; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2022.2135882
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0079-7308

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Interpretation is the primary tool of psychoanalysts. While there are other technical interventions we use, they serve as steps toward interpretation itself. Thoughts about the meaning of interpretation, the aims of the interpretative process, and the multiple dimensions of the methods used are examined. Examples from several child psychoanalyses are given to illustrate the application of interpretation. The interpretive work contained within the analytic relationship with analyst as transference object, developmental object, and the object of projection of the patient's sense of self are all demonstrated, as well as the interpretation of resistance, conflict, defense, and the enactment of unconscious fantasy.