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Authenticity and the analytic process.

Paolo Boccara¹, Andrea Gaddini, Giuseppe Riefolo

¹Community Mental Health Department, ASL Roma B, Italy. paulboc@libero.it

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

|December 2, 2009

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This study differentiates spontaneous from authentic phenomena, viewing authenticity as a process within sensorial and pre-symbolic communication. It explores how vivid, sensory elements in the analytic process reveal authentic experiences through analyst rêverie and patient-analyst attunement.

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Psychology
Psychoanalysis

Background:

Distinguishing spontaneous from authentic phenomena is crucial in psychoanalytic theory.
Authenticity is conceptualized as an evolving process, not a static endpoint.

Observation:

Authentic phenomena manifest within the analytic process through sensory and pre-symbolic communication.
Vivid, iconic, and sensory elements are key indicators observed in the analytic field.

Findings:

The analytic process unfolds authentically through step-by-step progression.
Analyst's capacity for reverie (Bion, 1962) facilitates authentic experiences.
Sensory attunement between analyst and patient is a pathway to authentic connection.

Implications:

Understanding authenticity as a process enhances clinical practice.
Recognizing sensorial and pre-symbolic communication deepens the analysis of authentic experiences.
This framework offers new perspectives on the progression of the analytic process.