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Listening for rhetorical truth.

Donald P Spence1

  • 1dpshaslet@aol.com

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
|October 23, 2003
PubMed
Summary
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This study explores the hidden meanings in associations and memories, suggesting that focusing on patterns like repetition and sequence reveals deeper, suppressed truths beyond the surface narrative. Understanding rhetorical truth enhances psychoanalytic insights.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Associations in psychoanalysis often carry meanings beyond explicit statements.
  • Memory reliability is frequently overestimated, leading to reliance on narrative over deeper truths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how to uncover suppressed meanings in associations and memories.
  • To differentiate between narrative truth and rhetorical truth in psychoanalytic discourse.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzing associations for patterns such as sequence, repetition, and co-occurrence.
  • Shifting focus from the narrative thread to underlying rhetorical structures.

Main Results:

  • Relying on narrative truth can obscure deeper, suppressed meanings.

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  • Identifying patterns like sequence and repetition helps clarify these suppressed meanings.
  • Rhetorical truth offers a more profound understanding than narrative truth alone.

    • Conclusions:

    • Psychoanalytic interpretation should incorporate analysis of rhetorical truth.
    • Listening for patterns can reveal insights before they reach the analysand's awareness.
    • This approach enhances the depth of psychoanalytic understanding.