Analyzability, the Analytic Situation, and the Analyst's Identity Numerous factors are examined which affect whether a given analyst and patient might work together analytically, when this is indicated, and whether the work could proceed to a satisfactory termination. Addressing what is required of each, the seminar explores technical aspects of the opening phase including transference, countertransference, resistance, interpretation, reconstruction, working through, the therapeutic alliance, and the real relationship. Of special interest are the analyst's own identity, ego ideals, and ethical issues as they are reflected in analytic practice. The concepts of resistance, transference, and countertransference are explored from clinical, structural, and metapsychological points of view.
Resistance is the unconscious process that opposes psychic change.
Transference, the keystone of analysis, is the re-actualization of the patient's past experiences in the analytic process. Countertransference includes the analyst's response to the transference and is an essential aspect of analytic process and method. The technical, clinical, and theoretical implications of each are studied. Clinical Use of Dreams Dreams and the special role of their interpretation in psychoanalysis are explored in the contexts of different phases in the analytic process. Clinical examples of dreams are provided by both candidates and instructors.