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H S Strean

Publications and source records attributed to H S Strean.

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PubMed1984

The patient who would not tell his name.

The case of a patient who refused to give the analyst his name for over a year and a half is presented. Analysis of his resistances and transference reactions points to the fact that he unconsciously wanted to be raped. Analysis of other secrets revealed a strong wish to tease and torment the analyst and to hold back incestuous, murderous, and other sexual and aggressive fantasies.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1981

Extra-analytic contacts: theoretical and clinical considerations.

The literature on the extra-analytic contact is reviewed and a case is presented in which the extra-analytic contacts of patient and analyst were analyzed. Three types of extra-analytic contacts are discussed: (1) those actively brought about by the patient; (2) those that are "accidental" for both parties; and (3) those that are anticipated by the analyst but not by the patient. The extra-analytic encounter can heighten latent transference and countertransference themes, clarify certain resistances, and serve as an index of therapeutic progress. It can also interfere with an analysis by raising false hopes for the patient and can dilute the analyst's position as a fantasied object.

Countertransference↗