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The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|November 29, 2001
Summary
Psychoanalytic practice implicitly uses multi-model thinking for mind and technique, often unnoticed. This paper theorizes this, linking patient factors to varied analytic approaches.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
- Clinical Practice
Background:
- Psychoanalytic practice implicitly employs multi-model thinking for theories of mind and technique.
- This has remained untheorized, obscured by clinical considerations like tact, timing, and vocal variations.
- Discrepancies exist between psychoanalytic theories and actual practices, often unnoticed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose that multi-model thinking is inherent in psychoanalytic practice.
- To theorize the implicit nature of this multi-model thinking.
- To offer a strategy for making this implicit thinking explicit.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic practice.
- Exploration of the role of patient characteristics in theory variation.
- Examination of clinical possibilities influencing analytic listening.
Main Results:
- Multi-model thinking is an implicit response to clinical demands.
- Factors like tact, timing, and voice tone mask this underlying multi-model approach.
- Patient characteristics and clinical diversity underpin variations in psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Conclusions:
- Psychoanalytic practice inherently involves multi-model thinking, adapting to the clinical moment.
- Elevating this implicit understanding requires recognizing patient individuality and the spectrum of clinical possibilities.
- Clinical examples illustrate the practical application of this conceptualization.