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Psychic reality in the psychoanalytic process.

W W Meissner1

  • 1Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, USA. Meissner@bc.edu

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|October 27, 2001
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Psychic reality, defined as subjective conscious experience, shapes the analytic relationship. Understanding this requires acknowledging multiple, potentially conflicting, perspectives for realistic coherence.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Psychic reality is proposed as synonymous with subjective conscious experience.
  • This experience is influenced by, but not reducible to, unconscious factors.
  • The analytic relationship is viewed through the lens of each participant's psychic reality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept of psychic reality within the analytic context.
  • To examine the interplay of subjectivity and objectivity in the analytic situation.
  • To discuss the implications for understanding transference, countertransference, alliance, and the real relation.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychic reality and its role in psychoanalysis.
  • Discussion of the analytic relation, including transference, countertransference, and alliance.

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  • Exploration of subjective versus objective perspectives in interpreting analytic interactions.

    • Main Results:

    • Transference, countertransference, alliance, and the real relation are identified as manifestations of psychic reality.
    • The analytic situation involves navigating subjective and objective viewpoints, with neither necessarily taking precedence.
    • Patient and analyst construct divergent accounts of reality, necessitating a dialogue for mutual coherence.

    Conclusions:

    • Achieving mutually realistic coherence requires integrating divergent subjective accounts.
    • Relying solely on subjective psychic reality for analytic understanding is precarious without objective data.
    • Acknowledging the partial truth and falsity in differing perspectives is crucial for analytic progress.