A specific lecture course for medical students is described which elucidates the interactions of the role of initial doctor-patient and student-patient interviews in cases where psychotherapy is to be applied to the treatment of psychosomatic illnesses. The ultimate goal of this living-learning-based teaching system is to allow the student to experience and evolve a concept of the role of the doctor with respect to the patient. The teaching system is structured in the frame of Balint groups Balint, 1975. Emphasis is placed on describing how medical students undergo an emotional awareness training program, to enable them to function and develop their new role as a doctor with reduced fear. We report about a specific setting in Balint groups, in which mood, physical sensation and fantasy work are made into the center point of the group process.
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