Transference Considerations in Marriage and Marital Therapy

  • John C. Sonne
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Abstract

As described in a companion piece to this chapter (Sonne and Swirsky, this volume), transference processes and self-object definition processes can be viewed as two distinct phenomena in therapy and in life in general, even though they function simultaneously in varying degrees. This chapter will discuss transference processes in marriage and marital therapy.

Keywords

Sensual Stimulation Negative Transference Positive Transference Marital Therapy Psychosexual Development 
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