TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Mental states as part of countertransference responses in psychotherapists facing reports of traumatic events of mourning and sexual violence
JO  - Psychotherapy research
A1  - Goldfeld, Patricia
A1  - Terra, Luciana
A1  - Abuchaim, Claudio
A1  - Sordi, Anne
A1  - Wiethaeuper, Daniela
A1  - Bouchard, Marc-Andre
A1  - Mardini, Victor
A1  - Baumgardt, Rosana
A1  - Lauerman, Marta
A1  - Ceitlin, Lucia Helena
SP  - 523
EP  - 534
VL  - 18
IS  - 5
N2  - The study aims to compare the mental states and countertransference responses of 92 psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists, male and female, experienced and inexperienced, facing written reports of real patients who experienced traumatic events. Two vignettes were presented: one of a sexual violence, the other the sudden death of a significant person. The Mental States Rating System (MSRS; Bouchard, Picard, Audet, Brisson, & Carrier, 1998), the MSRS Self-Report (Goldfeld & Bouchard, 2004), and the Inventory of Countertransference Behavior (ICB; Friedman & Gelso, 2000) were used. Results showed that the mourning vignette led to more reflective responses (MSRS) and the rape case was associated with more negative countertransference reactions (ICB). Female participants were more reflective (MSRS); male therapists used less mentalized states (MSRS Self-Report) and expressed more negative reactions (ICB) for both scenarios. Experienced therapists showed more positive reactions on the ICB. The construct validity of the instruments is discussed in relation to the findings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1050-3307
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503300801968640
ID  - ref1
ER  -