Elective: Self-Disclosure in Relational Psychoanalysis

Adult Psychoanalytic Training (APT)
2021-22, 2nd Trimester — Fridays, 3:30-5:00pm
John Cardinali, PsyD

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January 21, 2022

[10 pages]

We will continue our consideration of how relational theory links self-disclosure to  therapeutic action in psychoanalysis . Maroda provides an overview of the concept of enactment. She makes the case that self-disclosure on the part of the analyst is a critical element to the resolution of enactments.

Reading questions:

• What is an enactment? How does the analyst as a person play a role in enactments?
• How does Maroda conceptualize the role of self-disclosure in resolving enactments?

 Maroda, K.J. (2020). Deconstructing Enactment. Psychoanalytic Psychology 37(1): 8-17.