analytic third

in object relations theory, the intersubjective field that an analyst and patient jointly create with each other to debovelop a new, shared reality that includes the thoughts, fantasies and, emotions. [proposed in 1994 by U.S. psychoanalyst Thomas Ogden]

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February 20th 2025

constructionism

n. see constructivism.