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A E Bernstein

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PubMed1986

The "dumb spot" a special problem in countertransference.

A special kind of countertransference which we call the "dumb spot," has been observed and described. We have delineated "dumb spots" which are the result of unlearned theory, the result of learned but not accepted theory, and the result of learned, accepted but not used theory. Those "dumb spots" resulting from unlearned theory, especially in those areas where psychoanalysis is widening its scope of diagnostic categories, age range, and socioeconomic status, are not considered countertransference errors. Those "dumb spots" resulting from learned, accepted but not used theory, we feel do represent special cases of countertransference phenomena. Theory which is learned but not accepted must be differentiated into that which is not accepted as a result of intellectual judgment and that which cannot be accepted because it would require an alteration in the analyst's self or object representations.

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PubMed1986

Overview: the psychology of grandparenthood.

Grandparenthood as a separate and unique phase in the life cycle has received moderate attention in the literature. The literature is reviewed and found to focus on social aspects, intrapsychic aspects, and symbolic aspects of grandparenthood. Lacking is a cohesive definition of this phase in terms of its particular developmental tasks, conflicts, developmental arrests, and maturational course. Suggestions are made for how grandparenthood might be viewed in the context of important growth and development of individuals over their life cycles.

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Maternity and medicine.

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Family Planning Services↗
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Incest: the unknowable trauma.

There are incest victims for whom the trauma is unknowable. It is held sequestered in their minds and not available to consciousness. The price to the victim is a group of recognizable signs, symptoms, behaviors, and deficits, some of which threaten the professionalism of the physician/patient relationship. They are described in detail here so that they can be recognized and the correct diagnosis can be made.

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Gender equity.

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