The Value of Hate in the Countertransference |
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Authors: | Laurence Bennett Green MSW PsyD |
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Institution: | (1) 1663 Sawtelle Blvd. Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA;(2) 1663 Sawtelle Blvd. Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA |
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Abstract: | The author looks at the experience of hate in the countertransference and develops the idea that hate can be of particular
value to the treatment process. He begins with an exploration of the therapist’s needs and discusses how unmet self-regulatory
needs sometimes lead to feelings of frustration and rage toward the patient. The author explores these ideas as they are connected
to Winnicott’s (1949, 1971) work on aggression and Jessica Benjamin’s (1992) work on recognition and destruction. The author espouses a difference between rage and hate, where rage is seen as indicative
of unmet needs, and hate is seen as a force that can emancipate the therapist from the encumbrance of unmet needs. Case examples
are provided to show the utility of this perspective.
Laurence Green, M.S.W., Psy.D. is on the faculty and a member of the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. He is Co-chair
of the History Committee of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Education. He is in private practice in Los Angeles,
California working with children, adolescents and adults. |
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Keywords: | hate rage recognition aggression countertransference |
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