In the last analysis: archetypal themes in the analysis of an elderly patient with early disintegrative trauma
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Analytical Psychology
- Vol. 41 (1) , 19-36
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-5922.1996.00019.x
Abstract
Aspects of the analysis of an elderly patient with early disintegrative experiences are described: separation anxiety, an internalized attack upon vitality, and the fear of dependency were prominent features of the transference/countertransference relationship, while the search for meaning as death drew nearer continued to be the central theme. The patient's many dreams reveal a wealth of images whose complex interlinkings provided evidence of a heightened and energized individuation process aiming at the integrity of personality.Keywords
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