Date of Award
4-4-1994
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology
Abstract
The phenomena of transference, as manifested by individuals with multiple personality disorder, was examined as it related to diagnosis and management of therapy. Current definitions and diagnostic criteria for multiple personality disorder were given as well as prominent conceptualizations of the recognition and intervention of transference phenomena. Specific emphasis was placed on differential diagnosis of borderline personality disordered patients from those with multiple personality disorder in terms of similarities and differences in the manifestations and therapeutic management of transference behavior. Pierre Janet's theory of the dynamics of dissociation was reviewed as support for understanding transference behavior in multiple personality disordered patients and differentiating the two patient populations.
Recommended Citation
Bennink, Terri L., "Transference and Multiple Personality Disorder: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment" (1994). Doctor of Psychology (PsyD). 290.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/psyd/290