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Nurturing and Individuation in Female [microform] : Female Therapy Relationships / Sandra Beth Levy
Bib ID 5408061
Format MicroformMicroform, BookBook
Author
Levy, Sandra Beth
 
Description [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981 
14 p. 
Summary

As therapy relationships between female therapists and female clients become more prevalent, there is a need to address the attributes of these relationships. Psychoanalytic object relations theory and feminist theory can be used to arrive at a meaningful context for viewing the dimension of intimacy. Psychoanalytic literature on the mother/infant relationship and the therapist/client relationship suggests that issues around nurturing and individuation are integral to both intimate relating and psychotherapy. A review of feminist writings reveals particular ramifications of female/female intimacy, which has its roots in the early mother/daughter relationship. The dominant themes of nurturing and individuation in the mother/daughter relationship and in the development of the female identity can be expected to be reflected in therapy relationships between women. Therapeutic benefits can accrue when the therapy produces an overt recognition of this relational struggle between binding and bonding. A tension may exist between a female therapist and her female client which pivots around the actualization of nurturing and individuation in their relationship. An integration of psychoanalytic and feminist perspectives can help to illuminate some of the challenges women may face as they establish intimacies with each other in psychotherapy. (Author/NRB)

Notes

ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (89th, Los Angeles, CA, August 24-26, 1981).

Reproduction Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. 
Subjects Counselor Client Relationship.  |  Counselor Role.  |  Females.  |  Feminism.  |  Individual Development.  |  Parent Child Relationship.  |  Psychiatry.  |  Psychotherapy.  |  Self Concept.  |  State of the Art Reviews.  |  Therapists.  |  Individuation - Nurturance
Form/genre Information Analyses.  |  Speeches/Meeting Papers.
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