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- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2018 American Psychological Association
- Pages
- 125 –144
- DOI
- 10.1037/0000086-006
- Publisher site
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Abstract
This chapter explores situations in which the patient and the therapist share the experience of belonging to a subordinated group, either the same group or different ones. Sharing a subordinated role with one's patient does not guarantee a power-sensitive and effective therapy. It can be both a blessing and a curse, and the author explores both the benefits and the challenges. In dyads in which patient and therapist share the experience of belonging to the same or different subordinated groups, several issues may arise. Sharing the position of nonprivilege does offer the advantage of an insider's knowledge of the subculture of the patient, but it can also pose some challenges. If one has not acknowledged all the dimensions of one's subordination, a patient's exploration of power issues may be limited. The chapter provides a brief description on frustration about a patient's happiness in subordination, and masochistic companionship as resistance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: May 28, 2018
Keywords: frustration; masochistic companionship; nonprivilege; patient; power issues; subordinated group; therapist