The bad object: resistance and change in object relations and Gestalt psychotherapies in dialogue with Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2

John D Elder

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The bad object: resistance and change in object relations and Gestalt psychotherapies in dialogue with Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2

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John D Elder. The Bad Object: Resistance and Change In Object Relations and Gestalt Psychotherapies In Dialogue with Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6e104042-bc9f-4094-9979-6964283e41ba?locale=de.

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J. D. Elder. The bad object: resistance and change in object relations and Gestalt psychotherapies in dialogue with Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6e104042-bc9f-4094-9979-6964283e41ba?locale=de

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John D Elder. The Bad Object: Resistance and Change In Object Relations and Gestalt Psychotherapies In Dialogue with Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6e104042-bc9f-4094-9979-6964283e41ba?locale=de.

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The 'bad object' concept clarifies distinctive understandings of resistance and change in two psychotherapeutic approaches, object relations and gestalt, and engages them in dialogue with the Pauline theological understanding in Romans 7:14-25 and 12:1-2. The British school of object relations theory, especially Fairbairn and Guntrip, shows that 'splitting,' related to the introjection of the 'bad object,' is essential to a differentiated self. Psychopathology stems from rigidifying splits in the self. Healing depends on release of 'bad objects' in a transformational relationship, including transference with the therapist as 'good object.' An analogue, provided by Romans, is contact with Christ as 'good object'.

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