Transfer and Therapeutic Endpoints Psychodynamic in Brief

Abstract

This research aims to verify if there is relationship between the therapeutic outcome and the transference moments that have occurred over the processes of psychotherapy shortly analyzed. To a theoretically support of foundation of the concept of transfer, were used texts of Sigmund Freud and Melanie Klein. This is an exploratory research and a documentary qualitative in nature. Were analyzed records of 17 patients who were treated in a clinic-school in 2002 until 2006, individuals between 20 and 40 years. Was realized the review process thematic what preceding the classification. From the reading of 262 sessions of psychotherapy, were selected the most important moments of transference of each case analyzed and then, created categories of transfer. The handling of the transfer, done by trainees, seems to have had direct relationship with the therapeutic outcome of the cases examined. In 13 of 17 cases, patients were sent for the long psychotherapy process, even with successful treatment.