Transformations in dreaming and characters in the psychoanalytic field

Area of Science:

• Psychoanalysis
• Psychology
• Clinical Psychology

Background:

• Review of various psychoanalytic models, highlighting differences in reconstruction, dream interpretation, and character understanding.
• Introduction of the concept of a psychoanalytic session as a virtual reality.
• Exploration of transformation in dreaming (deconstruction, de-concretization, re-dreaming) as a central operation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To demonstrate a psychoanalytic model centered on transformation in dreaming within a virtual reality session.
• To present the development of dreaming, feeling, and thinking as key instruments in psychoanalysis.
• To illustrate the transition from content-focused to instrument-focused psychoanalytic approaches.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing clinical material to illustrate the proposed model.
• Tracing theoretical roots in field theory, Bion's ideas, and narratology.
• Presenting an extensive case history and a full session report.
• Describing technical implications for interpretation, countertransference, and listening.

Main Results:

• The session is conceptualized as a virtual reality where transformation in dreaming is the core process.
• This process serves as an antidote to hallucinosis and failures in meaning generation.
• The model emphasizes the co-construction of emotional reality through continuous transformation.
• Concepts of grasping and casting are introduced as oscillations in analyst and patient minds.

Conclusions:

• Psychoanalytic sessions function as virtual realities facilitating transformation through dreaming.
• Developing instruments for dreaming, feeling, and thinking is crucial for therapeutic progress.
• The model offers new technical implications for interpretation and the analyst's listening process.
• The interplay of grasping and casting highlights dynamic mental oscillations in psychoanalysis.