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Dr. Florence Rosiello
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In the first chapter, "Transference Love, Eros, and Attachment," I provide a brief review of the historical development and bias against the erotic transference in psychoanalytic literature. In addition, I used a variety of clinical examples to express my early experience with patients who developed erotic transference. The AIDS psychotherapy group I led for a few years was included in this chapter because that experience made such a powerful impact on the group members, as well as on myself. From this experience, I altered my understanding and clinical use of erotic dynamics between patients and therapist and began to view sexuality from a theoretical perspective that focused more on mutuality, including mutual emotional risk between patients and therapist.
In Chapter 2., "Varieties of Erotic Transference and Countertransference" the three clinical illustrations focus on erotic transference/ countertransference created by male patients with a female therapist. This chapter highlights mutuality in treatment and discusses "who goes first" in developing reciprocity between therapist and patient. This second chapter is subdivided into three sections. 'The first concerns the therapist's unconscious erotic countertransference with a patient, Benjamin, where erotic transference/countertransference Issues were Illuminated by the therapist's dream about this patient. The second section is about the therapist's response to the patient's conscious erotic transference. In this section the erotic transference is complicated by Michael's personal history of sexual abuse during his childhood, and sexual abuse from his previous male therapist. The third section concerns the patient's response to the therapist's conscious transference. This section focuses on a patient, Peter, who has compulsive sex with women. He began treatment desiring the therapist's help in stopping his sexual compulsion, as well as his desire to include me on his list.
"On Lust and Loathing: Erotic Transference/Countertransference Between a Female Analyst and Female Patients" entitles the third chapter. This essay grew from my frustration at failed attempts to find psychoanalytic literature on same-sex desire between heterosexuals. While some writing does exist, papers on this topic make up little more than a handful of essays.
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- New York NY
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