PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY IN UKRAINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNFOLDING: THE RESULTS OF PRACTITIONERS’ SURVEY

Autor: Mariana Velykodna, Halyna Tsyhanenko
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNAL. 7:20-33
ISSN: 2414-004X
2414-0023
DOI: 10.31108/1.2021.7.2
Popis: The paper presents some specifics of psychoanalytic practice in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding, based on the results of the survey of 71 Ukrainian psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists after a month of lockdown. The majority of respondents tried to continue their practice in new conditions, the more experienced practitioners were more successful. However, 1/6 of the respondents had to suspend their practice. Those who continued practicing noted that their patients had experienced new intense feelings, mostly fear, anxiety, being “castrated”, aggression and anger, hope and hopelessness. About a half of the respondents mentioned complementary changes in transference and countertransference, which was also associated with the duration of practical experience, certification status, guidelines from psychoanalytic associations, and patients’ readiness to speak on pandemic-related or quarantine-related topics. While the majority of respondents confirmed perceived support from colleagues, they were chiefly dependent on associations’ attentiveness and, surprisingly, the main method.
Databáze: OpenAIRE