“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 of this sort produce narcissistic lesions in the psychoanalyst. It is much easier for the analyst… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“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, tolerance for the frustration of psychoanalytic work, particularly the ability to cope with uncertainties and with the temporary loss of the ability to understand. I would add, as related qualities, the analyst’s confidence in the possibility… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share
“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… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“the secretive oedipal couple and the excluded children so prevalent in psychoanalytic institutes. The “paranoiagenic” (Jaques, 1976) atmosphere of psychoanalytic institutes, the” — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“lack of explicit criteria for the appointment of faculty in general, and the lack of explicit policies and criteria for the quality control of… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“second model, that of a technical or trade school, would conceive the primary task of psychoanalytic education to be the learning of a clearly… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“short, I am suggesting that the superego aspects of a psychoanalytic identity are reflected not only in moral integrity (in a moral as opposed… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“superego also makes a crucial contribution to the analyst’s identity. Superimposed” — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“unavoidable repetition of “family life” (with intergenerational conflicts, sibling rivalry, “primal scene” material, etc.)” — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“objective monitoring and qualification which reduces arbitrary, private subjective judgments carried out” — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“an art academy, (2) a technical trade school, (3) a monastery or religious retreat, and (4) a university college. I shall spell out the… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“The narcissistic gratifications involved in psychoanalytic training, such as professional advancement, the unconscious misuse of the therapeutic relationship as an expression of power, basking… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
“Because psychoanalytic institutes have not attempted to develop such functional administrative structures, the prevalent defenses of idealization and feelings of persecution have contributed to… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
