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Dominique Scarfone¹

¹, 1430, Redpath Crescent, Montreal (QC), H3G 1A2, Canada. dscarfone@gmail.com.

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Summary

Psychoanalysts can benefit from a common framework centered on perception and system-environment interactions. This approach offers a unified view of psychic life, integrating key concepts from Freud, Bion, and Winnicott.

Keywords:

contact barrier function perception process tangential interlocking

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Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Systems Theory

Background:

Psychoanalysis currently lacks a unifying paradigm.
A common framework could enhance theoretical integration and clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a common paradigm for psychoanalysis.
To explore the utility of perception and system-environment interactions as a foundational element.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory.
Integration of systems theory and perception research.
Examination of the works of Freud, Bion, and Winnicott.

Main Results:

Perception, viewed as a modality of psychic life, combined with a system-environment approach, offers a potential common baseline.
This framework highlights the interconnectedness of systems and their environments.
The concept of a contact barrier, particularly perception-consciousness, is identified as a unifying element.

Conclusions:

A paradigm based on perception and system-environment interactions can provide a cohesive frame for psychoanalytic work.
This approach facilitates understanding of psycho-somatic functions and the psychoanalytic concept of the contact barrier.