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J Psychother Pract Res 9:33-38, January 2000
© 2000 American Psychiatric Association

Regular Article

Hate, Projective Identification, and the Psychotherapist's Struggle

Robert T. Waska, Ph.D.

Received March 30, 1999; revised June 25, 1999; accepted July 14, 1999. From the San Francisco Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, San Francisco, California. Address correspondence to Dr. Waska, P.O. Box 2769, San Anselmo, CA 94979.

The relationship between projective identification and aggression is explored through case material in which the psychotherapist felt strongly influenced by the patient's projections. Through a variety of interpersonal and intrapsychic dynamics, the patient evoked an unconscious and conscious sense of hate in the psychotherapist that emerged in a countertransference dream.

Key Words: Projective Identification • Countertransference • Aggression






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