hedieh
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Hi friends:
Can anybody tell me what is the difference between projection and projective identification?
Or maybe they are synonyms?
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| sfk
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"projective identification" dont know. where did u read that?
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| chipden
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Projection:
Attributing one's thoughts or impulses to another person. In common use, this is limited to unacceptable or undesirable impulses. Examples: (1) a man, unable to accept that he has competitive or hostile feelings about an acquaintance, says, “He doesn’t like me.” (2) a woman, denying to herself that she has sexual feelings about a co-worker, accuses him, without basis, of flirt and described him as a “wolf.”
This defense mechanism is commonly over utilized by the paranoid.
Projective identification differs from simple projection in that projective identification is a self-fulfilling prophesy, whereby a person, believing something false about another, relates to that other person in such a way that that other person alters their behavior to make the belief true. The second person is influenced by the projection and begins to behave as though he or she is in fact actually characterized by the projected thoughts or beliefs. This is a process that generally happens outside the awareness of both parties involved, though this has been often debated.
An example of projective identification is that of the paranoid schizophrenic who develops the delusion that he is being persecuted by the police; fearing the police, he begins to act furtive and anxious around police officers, thereby raising the suspicions of the police officers that he is engaged in some criminal enterprise, who then begin to look for some grounds on which to arrest him.
Hope it helps...
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