Dührssen A
Z Psychosom Med Psychoanal. 1978 Jul-Sep;24(3):201-8.
Special similarities between religious practices and psychotherapeutic methods are described: Magic practices are related to psychotherapeutic methods, based on suggestion. Mystic contemplation or the training of relaxation in religious cults is close to all relaxation-methods in psychotherapy. Religious cults with ascetic practices cause halluzinatoric reactions. We find many psychotherapeutic methods, which try to make use of the effects of artificial deprivation. Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic treatment seems to be close to the jewish religion. Old talmudian wisdom asks the jew to make his best efforts in order to organize his own life well (man for himself). On the other hand the jewish religion asks all members of the religious group to be strictly obedient to the accepted laws and orders of God, otherwise the allience with God wil be lost. The patient in psychoanalysis is expected to do his best for his own wellbeing. On the other hand he is asked to accept special rules and laws of the therapy in order to keep the "working-allience" with his analyst. The psychoanalytic working-allience has some similarities with the allience with God which is important for the devoted jew.
魔法仪式与基于暗示的心理治疗方法相关。宗教崇拜中的神秘冥想或放松训练与心理治疗中的所有放松方法相近。带有苦行实践的宗教崇拜会引发幻觉反应。我们发现许多心理治疗方法试图利用人为剥夺的效果。精神分析和精神分析治疗似乎与犹太教相近。古老的塔木德智慧要求犹太人尽最大努力妥善安排自己的生活（人要为自己）。另一方面，犹太教要求宗教团体的所有成员严格遵守上帝认可的法律和命令，否则将失去与上帝的盟约。在精神分析中，患者被期望为自身幸福尽最大努力。另一方面，他被要求接受治疗的特殊规则和法律，以保持与分析师的“工作联盟”。精神分析的工作联盟与对虔诚的犹太人而言至关重要的与上帝的联盟有一些相似之处。
