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Finding the neutral position: patient and analyst perspectives.

R Baker1

  • 1British Psychoanalytical Society. Ronaldbaker@clara.co.uk

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|May 16, 2000
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Psychoanalytic neutrality is reframed as a dynamic "neutral position" unique to each patient-analyst interaction. Understanding and maintaining this position is crucial for intersubjective psychoanalytic practice.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • Current debates exist between classical and intersubjective schools of psychoanalysis.
  • Intersubjective approaches challenge traditional psychoanalytic concepts like analyst neutrality, anonymity, and abstinence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenge posed by intersubjective psychoanalysis to core psychoanalytic concepts.
  • To redefine and explore the concept of analyst neutrality within an intersubjective framework.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory.
  • Exploration of the analyst's role and vulnerabilities within the therapeutic dyad.
  • Discussion of the patient's reaction to deviations from the neutral position.

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Main Results:

  • The term "neutral position" is proposed as more relevant than "neutrality" in contemporary psychoanalysis.
  • The neutral position is defined as uniquely situated for each patient within the analyst-patient interaction.
  • This concept is compatible with and essential to intersubjective or relational psychoanalytic orientations.

Conclusions:

  • The analyst must actively locate the unique neutral position for each patient.
  • Understanding the reasons for leaving the neutral position is vital for clinical practice.
  • The patient's reaction to the analyst leaving the neutral position offers valuable clinical insights.