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Extra-analytic contacts: fantasy and reality.

R Ganzarain1

  • 1Emory University, Psychoanalytic Institute, Altanta, Georgia 30322.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1991
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Analytic encounters (E-A.C.) blur fantasy and reality, often causing patient and analyst anxiety. Addressing avoidance of these encounters can lead to significant psychoanalytic development and emotional growth.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy

Background:

  • Analytic encounters (E-A.C.) are often avoided in practice and literature.
  • They can blur the lines between transference illusion and reality, particularly in training analyses.
  • E-A.C. can provoke patient curiosity, exhibitionism, and primal scene fantasies, leading to anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the impact of analytic encounters (E-A.C.) on the psychoanalytic process.
  • To examine how the avoidance of E-A.C. affects analytic developments.
  • To understand the interplay between fantasy and reality within the psychoanalytic setting.

Main Methods:

  • Review of psychoanalytic literature and clinical practice regarding E-A.C.
  • Exploration of the concept of illusion in psychoanalysis.

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  • Analysis of the role of the setting and transference in response to E-A.C.

    • Main Results:

    • E-A.C. can create a 'transitional space' where fantasy and reality intermingle, fostering creativity and growth.
    • Avoidance of analyzing E-A.C. can hinder significant analytic progress.
    • The psychoanalytic setting acts as a container, but alterations due to E-A.C. can induce anxiety in both patients and analysts.

    Conclusions:

    • Psychoanalytic encounters (E-A.C.) are crucial, despite potential anxieties.
    • Addressing the avoidance of E-A.C. can unlock deeper analytic insights.
    • Analysis is a dynamic interplay between fantasy and reality, with E-A.C. highlighting this balance.