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Transference as a Measurable Social-Cognitive Process: An Application of Scilligo's Model of Ego States

Pages 196-205
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Freud's original intuition about transference—that we repeat in the present certain key relational patterns from the past—is supported by findings from recent social-cognitive research that shows transference to be a ubiquitous process in daily life, not limited to the psychotherapeutic setting or to relationships with early caretakers. An understanding of transference manifestations helps us not only to make sense of our clients' transactional patterns but also to work through the conscious and unconscious self-other representations that interfere with our own work as psychotherapists. Scilligo's ego states model offers a method for analyzing transference as a normal and modifiable social-cognitive process.

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Pio Scilligo

Pio Scilligo was born in Formazza-Fondovalle, Italy, on 8 January 1928 and died in Rome, Italy, on 3 July 2009. He was a psychologist and professor of several psychological disciplines and research methodologies at La Sapienza University in Rome for 30 years. He was founder of the Istituto di Ricerca sui Processi Intrapsichici e Relazionali [Institute for Research on the Intrapsychic and Relational Processes], the Istituto di Formazione e Ricerca per Educatori e Psicoterapeuti [Institute of Training and Research for Educators and Psychotherapists], and Laboratorio di Ricerca sul Sè e l'Identità [Laboratory for Research on the Self and Identity]. Pio was awarded the Gold Medal by the European Association for Transactional Analysis in 2002. The Transactional Analysis Journal wishes to thank N. Michel Landaiche, III, for his help in preparing this article for publication.