The psychoanalyst: man of faith?
Journal title GRUPPI
Author/s Enrico Stenico
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2011/3 Language Italian
Pages 8 P. 67-74 File size 100 KB
DOI 10.3280/GRU2011-003005
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Taking his cue from articles written by Claudio Neri, reflecting on the legal value of the expression "in faith" and revisiting the Biblical story of Job, the author takes up and elaborates how important it is for the therapist to keep a positive, trustful attitude towards the patient’s resources. The therapist should follow the patient in the darkest and most uncertain moments of his/her treatment period, defending the patient from the destructiveness of his/her diabolical Self. From this point of view, the F factor constitutes a positive testimonial feature that is embodied by the therapist especially in the most difficult stages of the treatment period. As well as being given the opportunity to open him/herself up confidently to new existential and relational horizons, the patient also - despite the ups and downs of the therapeutic relationship - feels the importance of being encouraged as a person, considering Lopez’s ideology.
Keywords: Faith, trust, narcissism, co-mentalization, encouragement, change.
Enrico Stenico, Lo psicoanalista: uomo di fede? in "GRUPPI" 3/2011, pp 67-74, DOI: 10.3280/GRU2011-003005