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Understanding transference

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Alan MacKenzie
Alan MacKenzie

The document discusses the psychological concept of transference, where unconscious emotions and responses from past relationships get transferred to current relationships. It explains that without awareness, people often repeat familiar patterns of relating from childhood when dealing with power figures as adults. Recognizing transference provides insight into ourselves and others in relationships. The document suggests avoiding power struggles by forming cooperative relationships instead of competitive ones focused on asserting power over others.

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Understanding transference
WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF IT we may transfer to another person emotions & responses we once had towards someone else – this process is appropriately called “Transference”…
The our unconscious mind serves a useful purpose (freeing the conscious mind for other tasks) but it also creates problems in our relationship through …
Understanding transference
Understanding transference
Understanding transference
Eventually we figure out the best ways to deal with those big people who had all the power… FIGHT FREEZE FLIGHT
When we face power as adults, we tend to use those ways of relating that worked before The awareness of TRANSFERENCE provides a key to understanding both ourselves and others in almost every relationship
When our parents refused to „give into us‟ (when they‟ve reached their limit) then …
“Surprisingly, people who have had parents who were “easy” on them may sometimes be attracted to those who are demanding -- Because such persons seem to provide structure that was missing in childhood.” “The person with an over-demanding parent may be attracted to a person who seems “spontaneous” and less rigid.” Most commonly without realizing it, we repeat the familiar patterns of childhood L. Crabb (2003). Soul Talk, p. 124.
Power struggles come about especially when each person has transference to the other, and uses seemingly “logical” (but childish) manoeuvres in a power situation…
SO HOW DO WE AVOID THE “POWER STRUGGLES” THAT TRANSFERENCE SEEMS TO PROVOKE? Is it possible to act differently in a more proactive way (creatively) to side-step the „conflictual‟ stance…
Instead of power struggles…. in which each person tries to “be somebody” at a cost to the other — we form a
We choose to move away from the power struggle…. and towards a creative relationship, where we:
PERSONAL EXAMPLE from last time….
NEXT TIME:

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Understanding transference

  • 2. WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF IT we may transfer to another person emotions & responses we once had towards someone else – this process is appropriately called “Transference”…
  • 3. The our unconscious mind serves a useful purpose (freeing the conscious mind for other tasks) but it also creates problems in our relationship through …
  • 7. Eventually we figure out the best ways to deal with those big people who had all the power… FIGHT FREEZE FLIGHT
  • 8. When we face power as adults, we tend to use those ways of relating that worked before The awareness of TRANSFERENCE provides a key to understanding both ourselves and others in almost every relationship
  • 9. When our parents refused to „give into us‟ (when they‟ve reached their limit) then …
  • 10. “Surprisingly, people who have had parents who were “easy” on them may sometimes be attracted to those who are demanding -- Because such persons seem to provide structure that was missing in childhood.” “The person with an over-demanding parent may be attracted to a person who seems “spontaneous” and less rigid.” Most commonly without realizing it, we repeat the familiar patterns of childhood L. Crabb (2003). Soul Talk, p. 124.
  • 11. Power struggles come about especially when each person has transference to the other, and uses seemingly “logical” (but childish) manoeuvres in a power situation…
  • 12. SO HOW DO WE AVOID THE “POWER STRUGGLES” THAT TRANSFERENCE SEEMS TO PROVOKE? Is it possible to act differently in a more proactive way (creatively) to side-step the „conflictual‟ stance…
  • 13. Instead of power struggles…. in which each person tries to “be somebody” at a cost to the other — we form a
  • 14. We choose to move away from the power struggle…. and towards a creative relationship, where we:
  • 15. PERSONAL EXAMPLE from last time….