Abstract
Research on the subject of preliminary interviews often lead us to think of the analyst’s role and the clinical management in receiving and interacting with a patient. Some patients seek treatment on their own whereas some patients seek therapy recommended by others. It is important to understand the analyst’s role for those who seek treatment and also the possibility for the therapist to create a demand for those patients who were lead to him. In regards to that matter, Freud (1920-1922/1996)FREUD, Sigmund. Além do princípio de prazer: psicologia de grupo e outros trabalhos (1920-1922). In: SALOMÃO, Jayme (Org.). Obras Psicológicas Completas de Sigmund Freud . Rio de Janeiro: Imago , 1996. v. 18, p. 157-186. Edição Standard Brasileira. published a clinical work entitled The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman. Freudian psychoanalysis is very much ahead of its time by breaking with a heteronormative discourse facing the theme about the choice for a loving object, which is not always well-liked, even in the present times. The author generously discusses a clinical case in which his role as an analyst could be questionable.
Keywords:
preliminary interviews; demand; transference; shame