The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique
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The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique is a seminal psychoanalytic paper by Sándor Ferenczi that explores the need for flexibility and adaptability in the analyst’s method and therapeutic stance.
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Target entity: The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique Context triple: [Sándor Ferenczi, notableWork, The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique]
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The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology is Alfred Adler’s foundational work outlining his psychological system that emphasizes social interest, feelings of inferiority, and the striving for superiority in personality development.
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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Die Krise der Psychologie
Die Krise der Psychologie is a seminal work by Karl Bühler that critically examines the theoretical foundations and methodological problems of early 20th-century psychology.
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The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
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A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential work *Eros and Civilization*, which offers a critical, psychoanalytic and philosophical reinterpretation of Freud’s theories in relation to society and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique Target entity description: The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique is a seminal psychoanalytic paper by Sándor Ferenczi that explores the need for flexibility and adaptability in the analyst’s method and therapeutic stance.
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A.
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology is Alfred Adler’s foundational work outlining his psychological system that emphasizes social interest, feelings of inferiority, and the striving for superiority in personality development.
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B.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
-
C.
Die Krise der Psychologie
Die Krise der Psychologie is a seminal work by Karl Bühler that critically examines the theoretical foundations and methodological problems of early 20th-century psychology.
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D.
The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
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E.
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential work *Eros and Civilization*, which offers a critical, psychoanalytic and philosophical reinterpretation of Freud’s theories in relation to society and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
psychoanalytic paper
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scholarly article ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
adapting analysis to patient’s needs
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improving therapeutic effectiveness ⓘ |
| argues |
analytic technique should be individualized
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therapeutic frame can be modified when clinically indicated ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hungarian School of Psychoanalysis
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linked to:
Hungarian Psychoanalytic Society
early 20th-century psychoanalytic debates ⓘ |
| author | Sándor Ferenczi ⓘ |
| citedBy |
clinical practitioners in psychoanalysis
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psychoanalytic theorists ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
development of contemporary clinical technique
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development of relational psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| critiques | rigid application of psychoanalytic rules ⓘ |
| discusses |
limits of classical neutrality
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modifications of abstinence principle ⓘ role of empathy in analysis ⓘ technical handling of regression ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
adaptability of the analyst’s stance
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importance of adjusting technique to the patient ⓘ need for flexibility in psychoanalytic method ⓘ |
| field | psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Freudian psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Sándor Ferenczi’s papers ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical approaches to difficult and traumatized patients
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later discussions of analytic frame ⓘ thinking on analyst’s activity and passivity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | clinical experience with traumatized patients ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic text in psychoanalytic technique
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seminal work in Ferenczi’s technical writings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater responsiveness of the analyst
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technical elasticity within a stable frame ⓘ |
| topic |
analytic frame
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analytic neutrality ⓘ clinical technique ⓘ countertransference ⓘ psychoanalytic technique ⓘ therapeutic flexibility ⓘ transference ⓘ |
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