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Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts: VI. Acting Out

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. Sandler ,
A. Holder  and
C. Dare
J. Sandler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
A. Holder
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
C. Dare
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
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We have previously suggested that a number of psychoanalytic concepts have undergone changes of meaning when extended to wider settings both within psychoanalysis and outside it (Sandler, Dare, and Holder, 1970a, b; Sandler, Holder and Dare, 1970a, b, c). This has led to situations in which the same term can have a variety of meanings attached to it, with consequent confusion and loss of precision. A clear example of this is the concept of transference, which is now given a wide range of meanings, including that of being simply a synonym for ‘relationship'—a usage substantially different from its original meaning (Sandler, Dare and Holder, 1970b).

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 117 , Issue 538 , September 1970 , pp. 329 - 334
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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