caa a22 4500 469064102 CHVBK 20180323132903.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00952340 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00952340 Pepper Robert 110-50 71st Rd., 11375, Forest Hills, N.Y. aut Psychoanalytic training institutes as cults: An example of entropy [Elektronische Daten] [Robert Pepper] Some psychoanalytic training institutes in this country more closely resemble religious cults than centers of learning. Institutes which foster the establishment of multiple role relationships between students and their instructors often unwittingly exploit students' dependence in a variety of ways. Further, there is also a conflict of interest between the institute's stated organizational goals and its need to survive. Consequently, there is a bias toward entropy. After a time, psychoanalytic institutes, like all systems, wind down. The purpose of this article is to alert the professional community to the potential hazards of the complicated relationships between instructors and supervisors at these institutes. Research studies suggest a tendency toward the development of a group-think environment where critical thinking and scientific analysis are subverted. Narcissistic gratification and passive acceptance of leaders' teachings prevail. The implications for the well-being of the candidates and the prospects for reform are explored. Human Sciences Press, Inc., 1992 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press 22/1(1992-03-01), 35-42 0022-0116 22:1<35 1992 22 10879 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00952340 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00952340 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Pepper Robert 110-50 71st Rd., 11375, Forest Hills, N.Y aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press 22/1(1992-03-01), 35-42 0022-0116 22:1<35 1992 22 10879 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer