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The Reflexive Function of Psychoanalytic Interpretation.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|March 21, 2024
Summary
Psychoanalytic interpretation is not a tool but the subject of study itself. This reframing of psychoanalytic interpretation offers new insights into its form and effects within the therapeutic setting.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
- Philosophy of Mind
Background:
- The psychoanalytic setting is characterized by a unique discursive structure.
- Key elements include the fundamental rule and the analyst's evenly suspended attention.
- These create a reflective environment where discourse becomes self-referential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To re-examine the nature and function of interpretation in psychoanalysis.
- To explore how the psychoanalytic setting shapes the process of interpretation.
- To understand psychoanalysis as being fundamentally 'about' interpretation, rather than merely 'using' it.
Main Methods:
- Discourse analysis of the psychoanalytic setting.
- Conceptual analysis of the psychoanalytic act of interpretation.
- Theoretical exploration of reflection on reflection within the analytic process.
Main Results:
- Interpretation within psychoanalysis is not primarily an investigative tool.
- Instead, interpretation becomes the object of inquiry itself.
- This self-referential nature of interpretation is a direct consequence of the analytic discourse.
Conclusions:
- Psychoanalysis is intrinsically concerned with the phenomenon of interpretation.
- This perspective offers novel insights into the form, function, and effects of psychoanalytic interpretation.
- Understanding interpretation as the subject of study clarifies longstanding theoretical questions.
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