Sacred space, analytic space, the self, and god.
Ana-María Rizzuto
The journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry 2009 DOI: 10.1521/jaap.2009.37.1.175 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A young woman in psychoanalysis |
| Keywords | Humans Personal space Ego Individuation Parent-child relations Dreams Religion and psychology Spirituality Psychoanalytic interpretation Psychoanalytic therapy Christianity Adult Female Transference, psychology |
| Key findings | Argues that parental figures influence the type of religious experiences a person may have, and that a young woman's analysis shows the importance of both an actual sacred space for being oneself in religious life and a psychoanalytic space for progressively experiencing oneself. |
Abstract
Parental figures influence the type of religious experiences a person may have. Clinical material from the analysis of a young woman documents the importance of having an actual sacred space in which one can be oneself in religious life and a psychoanalytic space during treatment to progressively experience oneself.