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  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychotherapy
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Classical psychoanalytic innovations stemmed from clinical observations.
  • The relational approach represents a distinct form of innovation in psychoanalysis.
  • This approach challenges fundamental epistemological assumptions within the field.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relational approach as a clinical sensibility.
  • To examine its impact on therapeutic practice across theoretical boundaries.
  • To understand how this sensibility influences the development and dissemination of psychoanalytic knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of clinical vignettes.
  • Examination of training experiences.
  • Theoretical exploration of psychoanalytic innovation.

Main Results:

  • The relational approach has fundamentally altered psychoanalytic practice.
  • It creates new therapeutic possibilities and novel clinical dilemmas.
  • Understanding innovation as "sensibilities" offers insights into knowledge evolution.

Conclusions:

  • The relational approach is a transformative clinical sensibility in psychoanalysis.
  • It challenges existing epistemological frameworks.
  • Viewing innovation through "sensibilities" is key to understanding psychoanalytic knowledge development.