Apr 17 16:49
5 mos ago
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English term
Stressful countertransference dynamics are manifest in the therapist’s capacity
English
Social Sciences
Psychology
transference-countertransference dynamics
Dear colleagues,
I’m not sure about the meaning of “Stressful countertransference dynamics are manifest in the therapist’s capacity to recognize and utilize the sensory and affective qualities of imagery that the patient generates in the psychotherapist”, taken from the passage below about the transference-countertransference dynamics. As far as I know, "manifest" means “evident”, but I find it difficult to understand its meaning in this context....
Thank you so much for any suggestion!
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*** Stressful countertransference dynamics are manifest in the therapist’s capacity to recognize and utilize the sensory (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, and olfactory) and affective qualities of imagery that the patient generates in the psychotherapist.*** In heightened affective moments of the treatment, these interpersonal stressors perturb the therapeutic alliance, bringing back into consciousness autobiographical developmental ruptures of the attachment bond and early dysregulated intense affective states such as fear, aggression, loss and despair, and shame. Thus, through transference-countertransference transactions the dyadic therapeutic relationship can jointly process reenactments of early stress-related attachment dynamics, including highly dysregulated states of relational trauma.
I’m not sure about the meaning of “Stressful countertransference dynamics are manifest in the therapist’s capacity to recognize and utilize the sensory and affective qualities of imagery that the patient generates in the psychotherapist”, taken from the passage below about the transference-countertransference dynamics. As far as I know, "manifest" means “evident”, but I find it difficult to understand its meaning in this context....
Thank you so much for any suggestion!
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*** Stressful countertransference dynamics are manifest in the therapist’s capacity to recognize and utilize the sensory (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, and olfactory) and affective qualities of imagery that the patient generates in the psychotherapist.*** In heightened affective moments of the treatment, these interpersonal stressors perturb the therapeutic alliance, bringing back into consciousness autobiographical developmental ruptures of the attachment bond and early dysregulated intense affective states such as fear, aggression, loss and despair, and shame. Thus, through transference-countertransference transactions the dyadic therapeutic relationship can jointly process reenactments of early stress-related attachment dynamics, including highly dysregulated states of relational trauma.
Discussion
Stressful countertransference dynamics are the “litmus test” for
the therapist’s capacity to recognize and utilize the sensory and affective qualities of imagery that the patient generates in the psychotherapist
Maybe you could post an answer...
1) Stressful countertransference dynamics INFLUENCE/MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON the therapist’s capacity to recognize
OR
2) THE MANAGEMENT OF Stressful countertransference dynamics IS manifest in the therapist’s capacity to recognize
but the above interpretations are one the opposite of the other, alas!
You're right that it means evident, visible, or apparent, but I can see now why you posted the question - the sentence doesn't make logical sense.
Maybe the meaning is 'stressful countertransference may occur if the therapist lacks the ability to'.
Yes, I know what transference and countertransference are...
You presumably know what countertransference is.