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> [“diminished creative thinking and”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/diminished-creative-thinking-and/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

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## More by Otto F. Kernberg

> [“introspection and self-analysis, a creative capacity, an ability to think under adverse circumstances, ethical behavior that assures avoiding acting out in the counter transference,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/introspection-and-self-analysis-a-creative-capacity-an-ability-to/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“self-protective withdrawal from candidates who are perceived as particularly privileged or untouchable, and “compassionate graduation” of inadequately performing candidates who have remained in training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/self-protective-withdrawal-from-candidates-who-are-perceived-as/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“the secretive oedipal couple and the excluded children so prevalent in psychoanalytic institutes. The “paranoiagenic” (Jaques, 1976) atmosphere of psychoanalytic institutes, the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/the-secretive-oedipal-couple-and-the-excluded-children-so-prevalent/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“lack of explicit criteria for the appointment of faculty in general, and the lack of explicit policies and criteria for the quality control of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/lack-of-explicit-criteria-for-the-appointment-of-faculty-in-general/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“second model, that of a technical or trade school, would conceive the primary task of psychoanalytic education to be the learning of a clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/second-model-that-of-a-technical-or-trade-school-would-conceive-the/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“short, I am suggesting that the superego aspects of a psychoanalytic identity are reflected not only in moral integrity (in a moral as opposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/short-i-am-suggesting-that-the-superego-aspects-of-a-psychoanalytic/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“superego also makes a crucial contribution to the analyst’s identity. Superimposed”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/superego-also-makes-a-crucial-contribution-to-the-analyst-s-identity/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“unavoidable repetition of “family life” (with intergenerational conflicts, sibling rivalry, “primal scene” material, etc.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/unavoidable-repetition-of-family-life-with-intergenerational/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“objective monitoring and qualification which reduces arbitrary, private subjective judgments carried out”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/objective-monitoring-and-qualification-which-reduces-arbitrary/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“an art academy, (2) a technical trade school, (3) a monastery or religious retreat, and (4) a university college. I shall spell out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/an-art-academy-2-a-technical-trade-school-3-a-monastery-or-religious/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“The narcissistic gratifications involved in psychoanalytic training, such as professional advancement, the unconscious misuse of the therapeutic relationship as an expression of power, basking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/the-narcissistic-gratifications-involved-in-psychoanalytic-training/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“Because psychoanalytic institutes have not attempted to develop such functional administrative structures, the prevalent defenses of idealization and feelings of persecution have contributed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/because-psychoanalytic-institutes-have-not-attempted-to-develop-such/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“The narcissistic lesions absorbed by senior training analysts through the phenomenon of “unhooked telephones” may increase their countertransference reactions to their own candidates and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/the-narcissistic-lesions-absorbed-by-senior-training-analysts-through/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“Subtle but significant superego pathology may easily go undetected throughout psychoanalytic training and only emerge later in trivialization, cynical relativism, messianic deterioration, and rigidly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/subtle-but-significant-superego-pathology-may-easily-go-undetected/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

> [“major threat to the psychoanalyst’s creativity in working with his patient is the patient’s relentless, aggressive attack on the analyst’s work with him. Attacks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-f-kernberg/major-threat-to-the-psychoanalyst-s-creativity-in-working-with-his/)

[Otto F. Kernberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-f-kernberg/)

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