Projection and Misperception in Couples Treatment |
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Authors: | Fortune V. Mannino Stanley I. Greenspan |
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Affiliation: | Mental Health Study Center, National Institute of Mental Health, 2340 University Boulevard East, Adelphi, MD 20783. |
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Abstract: | Projective identification is discussed as an interpersonal mechanism involved in distortions of perceptions and communications. Several case illustrations are presented to show how this mechanism manifests itself in relatively healthy, though neurotic, couples. A treatment approach based on correction of the perceptual distortions is suggested as a model for short-term counseling with such couples. |
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