TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - Bill Clinton and John E Kennedy: The Dark Side of Charisma JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 03 (1993), pp. 509-514. Y1 - 1993 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. A1 - Beebe, Beatrice T1 - Dissociative processes and transference-countertransference paradigms in the psychoanalytically oriented treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 05 (1995), pp. 375-384. N2 - Self psychology is maintaining continuity with Kohut's last work, >How Does Analysis Cure?< and his vision of human nature, as well as exploring a multiplicity of new directions. This paper discusses the expansion of Kohut's contributions in terms of the >figure-ground< dimensions of transference: a selfobject dimension and representational configurations. On the basis of empirical studies of infancy, the paper proposes that both self- and mutual regulation organize the treatment relationship. It illustrates the clinical applicability of the expansion of Kohut's contributions by discussing a case in which countertransference, aggression, and resistance could place an analyst in danger of contributing to a therapeutic stalemate were it not for the contributions of Kohut. Y1 - 1995 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. A1 - Beebe, Beatrice T1 - Does She Do or Does She Don't?: Reply to Commentary JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 05 (1995), pp. 415-419. Y1 - 1995 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - How many selves make a person? JF - Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Vol. 32 (1996), pp. 595-614. Y1 - 1996 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - Reply to Panel Follow-up Questions JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 11 (2001), pp. 167-185. N2 - The direct links among early development, a model of the mind, and the content of the transference are challenged from two vantage points – empirical infant research and motivational systems theory. A discussion of these contributions and of their application in two case vignettes suggests a new view of therapeutic change – a view involving (a) recognition of the coconstruction of the analytic relationship, (b) contributions of self- and interactive regulations, of their disruption and repair, and of heightened affective moments to the ongoing analyst-patient interchange, (c) emphasis on the analyst's recognition of the patient's communications as developmental strivings, (d) tracking of sequences of disruption and repair, and (e) dialectic between repetition and transformation. These various interactions develop in a patient new expectations of being understood, of being understandable, and of participating in a dialogue that does not, for example, require bolstering the other or sacrificing oneself to the other. These new expectations lead to new themes as well as to the transformation of old themes that organize experience. Y1 - 2001 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - Reply to Panel Questions JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 11 (2001), pp. 213-219. N2 - The dialectic between repetition and transformation, an inherent aspect of the therapeutic dialogue, is elaborated. Dialectic refers to an ever-present tension within a process, a pull by opposite tendencies in contradictory directions. Checks and balances between repetition and transformation are crucial. Too great a tilt toward transformation can bring the system into disorganization and instability. Too great a tilt toward repetition and the system can stagnate. The term >dialectic< is also used to refer to the tension between an emphasis on process and an emphasis on content or outcome. The massive challenges to traditional psychoanalytic treatment that stem from the empirical infant research, self psychology, general systems theory, and motivational systems are discussed. Their contributions are of particular relevance to the nonverbal dimension of the analyst-patient interaction. Y1 - 2001 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - The Erotic Leader JF - Psychoanalytic Dialogues Vol. 13 (2003), pp. 341-353. N2 - Close attention to the process of a treatment is proposed as an ideal vehicle for examining the analyst–patient interaction and teaching analytic listening, understanding, and intervening. A balance needs to be maintained between too dogged attention to details, which can lead the supervisee to feel outclassed, criticized, shamed, and constricted, on one hand, and abandoned and deprived of support because of insufficient input, on the other. In discussing the two treatments presented, I approach supervision with a focus on the dialectic between repetition and transformation in the therapist–patient interaction, the distinction between leading-edge and trailing-edge interpretations, and the coconstruction of model scenes and imagery to broaden the analytic context. In supervising, I would amplify these topics by recommending relevant readings: some papers by Peter Fonagy, Dan Stern and the Process of Change Study Group of Boston, and some of my own work. Y1 - 2003 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lachmann, Frank M. T1 - Yes, one self is enough. JF - Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Vol. 32 (1996), pp. 627-630. Y1 - 1996 ER -