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Reflections on psychic reality.

W W Meissner1

  • 1Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167, USA.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 6, 2001
PubMed
Summary
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Psychic reality is subjective awareness influenced by unconscious factors and objective experiences. It is inherently both subjective and objective, developing through play and integration.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding psychic reality is crucial in psychoanalytic theory.
  • Previous models have often focused on either subjective or objective aspects exclusively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the nature and development of psychic reality.
  • To elucidate the interplay between subjective and objective elements in psychic experience.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychic reality.
  • Exploration of developmental pathways through integrative play.
  • Examination of the analytic situation as a model for understanding subjectivity and objectivity.

Main Results:

  • Psychic reality is defined as subjective (conscious) awareness, open to unconscious influences.

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  • It integrates both internal psychic experience and external objective reality.
  • Psychic experience is inherently both subjective and objective, not exclusively one or the other.

    • Conclusions:

    • The integration of subjective and objective experience develops early and is facilitated by play.
    • Direct intersubjective communication is precluded by the inherent subjectivity of experience.
    • The analytic setting highlights the differing yet valid psychic realities of patient and analyst.