Adaptive Institutional Transference in the Treatment of Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder

Date of Award

Spring 6-11-2010

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Jennifer Cornish

Second Advisor

Vivian Schaefer

Third Advisor

Lavita Nadkarni

Keywords

Institutional transference, Holding environment, Borderline personality disorder

Abstract

This paper introduces "adaptive institutional transference" (AIT) and describes how it develops in some clients in response to psychotherapist transfer in psychology training clinics. Individuals with borderline personality disorder are especially likely to develop AIT because of difficulties related to abandonment depression. Directors, supervisors, and student psychotherapists in psychology training clinics should be aware of these dynamics because they have important treatment implications, which are described. Limitations and ideas for future exploratory and qualitative research are also discussed.

Copyright Date

6-4-2010

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Bridget Bulman

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

23 pgs

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