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From analytic surface to analytic space
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1992
Summary
This study reexamines the patient's mind surface concept within the analytic space, highlighting a theoretical shift. It emphasizes understanding unconscious forces in both patients and analysts during psychoanalysis.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalytic theory
- Clinical psychology
- Psychodynamic therapy
Background:
- Early psychoanalytic thought focused on the 'surface of the mind'.
- This concept is being reevaluated in contemporary psychoanalytic practice.
- The analytic setting is understood as a complex dyadic context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reexamine the concept of the 'surface of the patient's mind'.
- To explore its relationship with the 'analytic space'.
- To understand the shift in theoretical perspectives within psychoanalysis.
Main Methods:
- Clinical illustration used for conceptual exploration.
- Reexamination of historical psychoanalytic concepts.
- Theoretical analysis of metapsychological shifts.
Main Results:
- The shift from 'analytic surface' to 'analytic space' reflects theoretical evolution.
- This shift aligns with a move from structural views to compromise formation.
- The approach allows for a broader consideration of unconscious dynamics.
Conclusions:
- The concept of analytic space offers a richer understanding of the psychoanalytic process.
- Psychoanalytic theory has evolved to appreciate complex unconscious interactions.
- Both patient and analyst contribute active unconscious forces within the analytic dyad.