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Psychoanalysis and time.

J A Arlow

    Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
    |January 1, 1986
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    Psychoanalysis explores how past events shape present disturbances, revealing the ego

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychiatry

    Background:

    • Psychoanalysis fundamentally links the present to past events.
    • The subjective experience of time is influenced by ego functions and unconscious processes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To elucidate the intricate relationship between psychoanalysis and the concept of time.
    • To explore how temporal factors influence psychoanalytic understanding and patient experience.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of psychoanalytic theory concerning time perception.
    • Examination of ego functions' role in conscious time experience.
    • Exploration of temporal dynamics in patient associations and analyst interpretation.

    Main Results:

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    • Disturbances in the present are often rooted in past experiences.
    • Conscious awareness of time is linked to ego functions, leading to phenomena like déjà vu and altered time perception.
    • Psychoanalysis highlights the interplay of past, present, and future, influenced by unconscious fantasy.

    Conclusions:

    • The self is inherently time-bound, with identity depending on temporal continuity.
    • Psychoanalysis offers unique insights into the subjective experience of time and its relation to unconscious processes.
    • A fundamental human struggle exists against the constraints and eventual finality imposed by time.