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Constant mental change and unknowability in psychoanalysis.

L Balter1

  • 1New York Psychoanalytic Institute, USA.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
|April 5, 2000
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Psychoanalysis constantly changes due to mental conflict and compromise. This paper examines how unknowability in psychoanalysis relates to this change, impacting theory and practice.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Conflict and compromise are fundamental to mental life, driving continuous psychological change.
  • Understanding the limits of knowability is crucial in psychoanalytic exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore three distinct types of unknowability within psychoanalysis.
  • To examine the relationship between unknowability and the constant mental change inherent in psychoanalytic processes.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory.
  • Exploration of the interplay between knowability, unknowability, and mental change.
  • Discussion of implications for psychoanalytic theory, method, and technique.

Main Results:

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  • Identified three categories of unknowability in psychoanalysis.
  • Demonstrated a dynamic relationship where mental change can both increase and decrease unknowability.
  • Highlighted how this relationship influences the understanding of psychoanalytic concepts.

Conclusions:

  • The inherent mental change in psychoanalysis is intricately linked to its limitations of knowability.
  • Understanding this link is essential for addressing controversial proposals in psychoanalytic theory and practice.