Weiss J
Psychoanal Q. 1995 Oct;64(4):699-716.
In his 1941 article, "The Facts of Observation in Psychoanalysis," Siegfried Bernfeld wrote that observing the sequence of events leading up to and following the patient's confessing a secret is important for psychoanalytic theory. The patient's confessing a secret is important for psychoanalytic theory. The patient's confessing a secret may follow a comment by the analyst that clears away the obstacles to the patient's confessing by creating an encouraging atmosphere and reducing the patient's shame or distrust. Bernfeld believed that the study of this sequence would be fruitful for the development of psychoanalysis. His article now seems prescient. Members of the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group have used formal empirical methods to study Bernfeld's thesis, and we have found strong support for his assumptions.
西格弗里德·伯恩费尔德在其1941年发表的《精神分析中的观察事实》一文中写道，观察患者吐露秘密前后的一系列事件，对精神分析理论而言至关重要。患者吐露秘密对精神分析理论意义重大。患者吐露秘密可能发生在分析师发表评论之后，该评论营造出鼓励的氛围，减轻了患者的羞耻感或不信任感，从而扫除了患者吐露秘密的障碍。伯恩费尔德认为，对这一系列事件的研究将对精神分析的发展大有裨益。他的文章如今看来颇具先见之明。旧金山心理治疗研究小组的成员已运用正式的实证方法来研究伯恩费尔德的论点，我们已找到有力证据支持他的假设。
