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On working through: a model from artificial intelligence.

R M Galatzer-Levy1

  • 1Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Psychoanalytic working through, crucial for therapy, is modeled using artificial intelligence. The Boltzmann algorithm offers insights into psychological development and therapeutic processes, improving outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Psychology

Background:

  • Working through is central to psychoanalysis but lacks theoretical explanation.
  • Problem-solving models highlight computational complexity's role in solution quality.
  • Existing methods are often preferred over developing new ones, especially in emergencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an artificial intelligence model for psychoanalytic working through.
  • To explore the Boltzmann algorithm as a model for psychological development and reworking.
  • To clarify psychoanalytic concepts using computational principles.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing computational problem-solving models to analyze the working through process.
  • Applying the Boltzmann algorithm, used in optimization problems, as a framework.
  • Examining the relationship between computational resource constraints and solution quality.

Main Results:

  • The Boltzmann algorithm models both psychoanalytic working through and normal psychological development.
  • Deficiencies in this process are characteristic of psychopathology.
  • Analytic outcomes improve when this process can continue independently of the analyst.

Conclusions:

  • Artificial intelligence offers a rich source for advancing psychoanalytic theory.
  • The Boltzmann algorithm clarifies concepts like "optimal" frustration and anxiety.
  • Reactivating normal developmental processes through analysis leads to better therapeutic outcomes.

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