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Free-swinging attention.

David A Carlson1

  • 1david.carlson@yale.edu

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|October 24, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Psychoanalytic listening requires analysts to flexibly shift attention, similar to a child learning language. This approach contrasts with standard psychotherapeutic listening methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Psychoanalytic listening involves managing shifting attention levels.
  • This capacity for "free-swinging attention" is crucial for analysts.
  • The process mirrors a child's language acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept of "free-swinging attention" in psychoanalytic listening.
  • To compare psychoanalytic listening with psychotherapeutic listening.
  • To examine the analyst's role, drawing parallels with child language development.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic listening.
  • Comparison between psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic listening approaches.
  • Discussion of free association and evenly suspended attention.

Main Results:

  • Psychoanalytic listening demands a dynamic and adaptable attentional state.
  • The analyst's role can be understood through the lens of a child learning language.
  • Significant differences exist between psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic listening.

Conclusions:

  • Effective psychoanalytic listening relies on the analyst's comfort with shifting attention.
  • Understanding the analyst as a learner, akin to a child, offers new insights.
  • The study highlights distinct features of psychoanalytic listening compared to other therapeutic modalities.

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