Theoretical and Conceptual Notes Concerning Transference and Countertransference Processes in Groups and by Groups, and the Social Unconscious: Part II

Abstract

In this article I will consider `group (T) ransference' and `group (t)ransference' processes that are co-created by members of the whole group to a particular object they hold in common, such as their conductor, the evolving dynamic matrix of the group, etc. In Part I, I (Hopper, 2006) discussed transference and countertransference processes by persons in groups: both (T)ransference by individual participants to the conductor of the group and (t)ransferences by individual participants to one another, and to particular objects who they hold in common, as well as (c) ountertransferences by the conductor to individual participants and to the group as-a-whole.