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    • Psychology
    • Linguistics

    Background:

    • Lacanian psychoanalysis offers complex concepts on language and subjectivity.
    • Many Lacanian ideas remain underutilized by non-Lacanian analysts.
    • Bridging theoretical gaps enhances clinical applicability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explicate underutilized Lacanian concepts for broader accessibility.
    • To connect Lacanian theory to practical psychoanalytic techniques.
    • To enrich psychoanalytic practice beyond traditional Lacanian frameworks.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of Lacan's "Function and Field of Language and Speech in Psychoanalysis."
    • Examination of concepts: empty/full speech, subject of the unconscious, intersubjectivity.
    • Linking theoretical concepts to clinical techniques: punctuation and scansion.

    Main Results:

    • Lacanian concepts of empty/full speech and psychic temporality are made accessible.
    • Psychoanalytic techniques like punctuation and scansion are reframed as extensions of Lacanian theory.
    • These techniques are shown to disrupt ego defenses and engage unconscious processes.

    Conclusions:

    • Underutilized Lacanian concepts can be practically applied by analysts outside the Lacanian tradition.
    • Techniques like punctuation and scansion offer transformative potential for analysands' self-understanding.
    • Integrating these concepts enriches psychoanalytic discourse and clinical interventions.