Generative Empathy in the Treatment Situation
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(1959). Generative Empathy in the Treatment Situation. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly: Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 342-373.
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Schafer defined generative empathy as an inner experience of sharing and comprehending another person's momentary psychological state, distinct from narcissistic appropriation or schizophrenic confusion.
“Schafer33 writes, "Generative empathy may be defined as the inner experience at sharing in and comprehending the momentary psychological state of another person. . . .This is unlike the actor's narcissistic appropriation of the characteristics of others; it is also unlike the schizophrenic's confusion as to where he leaves off and the other person begins."”
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- Authors
- Schafer, R.
- Corresponding author
- Schafer, Roy
- Venue
- The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1959-07
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 342-373
- ISSN
- 0033-2828 (ISSN-L)
- 2167-4086
- OpenAlex
- W2469775743
- Cited by
- 196
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 3.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Keywords
- therapeutic relationship, psychoanalytic treatment, transference
- MeSH terms
- Empathy, Humans, Psychoanalytic Therapy
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