What does this research mean for the field?

Egalitarian reframing in therapy can help patients like Katerina confront and transform the influence of their internalized tyrannical figures, such as a despotic mother. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This analysis aims to explore the impact of internalized parental figures on the therapeutic bond, particularly focusing on the dynamics of projective identification.

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Hostage in Projective Identification: Will Egalitarian Reframing Survive an Internalized Tyrannical Mother?

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An analytic exploration examines the influence of a tyrannical mother on therapeutic relationships, suggesting implications for patient growth.

Key Points

This analysis aims to explore the impact of internalized parental figures on the therapeutic bond, particularly focusing on the dynamics of projective identification.
Case analysis of Katerina, a 28-year-old woman with a tyrannical mother.
Examination of the therapeutic relationship and the challenge of projective identification.
Reflection on the dynamics of anger within the analytic dyad.
Katerina's therapeutic relationship was dominated by projections from her internalized tyrannical mother.
Emergence of anger in therapy indicated a potential for transformation of internalized bad objects.
The study suggests complexities in achieving a shared egalitarian therapeutic space.

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Danai Papadopoulou Liasi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994c38873532290d0208cb https://doi.org/10.1353/grp.2025.a983157

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February 21, 2026Group

Hostage in Projective Identification: Will Egalitarian Reframing Survive an Internalized Tyrannical Mother?

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DLDanai Papadopoulou Liasi

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Implication

An analytic exploration examines the influence of a tyrannical mother on therapeutic relationships, suggesting implications for patient growth.

Key Points

This analysis aims to explore the impact of internalized parental figures on the therapeutic bond, particularly focusing on the dynamics of projective identification.
Case analysis of Katerina, a 28-year-old woman with a tyrannical mother.
Examination of the therapeutic relationship and the challenge of projective identification.
Reflection on the dynamics of anger within the analytic dyad.
Katerina's therapeutic relationship was dominated by projections from her internalized tyrannical mother.
Emergence of anger in therapy indicated a potential for transformation of internalized bad objects.
The study suggests complexities in achieving a shared egalitarian therapeutic space.

Cite This Study

Danai Papadopoulou Liasi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994c38873532290d0208cb https://doi.org/10.1353/grp.2025.a983157

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