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Enclaves and excursions.

E O'Shaughnessy

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 1, 1992
    PubMed
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    Psychoanalytic therapy can be derailed by "enclaves" (refuges from disturbance) and "excursions" (flights from psychic urgency). Recognizing and analyzing these deteriorations is crucial for therapeutic progress.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic theory
    • Clinical psychology
    • Psychotherapy research

    Background:

    • Psychoanalytic therapy involves inherent, limited acting out.
    • Unrecognized deviations can halt the therapeutic process.

    Observation:

    • The paper identifies two specific deteriorations: 'enclaves' and 'excursions'.
    • Enclaves occur when the analyst creates a refuge from disturbance.
    • Excursions happen when the analyst engages in flights from psychic urgency.

    Findings:

    • These phenomena arise when analysts exceed acceptable levels of acting out.
    • Enclaves and excursions represent a failure to analyze the patient's need for refuge or flight.
    • Unrecognized, these deformations impede therapeutic advancement.

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    Implications:

    • Analysts must learn to identify and analyze enclaves and excursions.
    • Effective psychoanalytic work requires addressing the patient's need for refuge/flight within the analysis.
    • Recognizing these dynamics is key to successful psychoanalytic outcomes.