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Late Middle Phase and Termination
April 15, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Freud Classroom
Adult Psychoanalytic Training (APT)
2021-22, 3rd Trimester — Fridays, 3:30-5:00pm
Christopher J. Keats, MD
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April 15, 2022 — Termination Phase
[27 pages]
Loewald, H.W. (1988). Termination Analyzable and Unanalyzable. Psychoanal. St. Child, 43:155-166.
This article is focused a bit more on the relationship with the analyst. Loewald argues that the termination phase is crucial because it presents work that can only be done in termination, especially mourning. It also includes some recommendations on technical questions around setting termination dates, and the issue of resistance to termination.
Miller, I. (1965). On the Return of Symptoms in the Terminal Phase of Psycho-Analysis. Int. J. Psycho-Anal., 46:487-501.
Return of symptoms is a crucial concept treated here with a classical approach. Miller argues the return of symptoms is not only oedipal but includes all stages of psychosexual development. The negative therapeutic reaction and guilt are also considered.
