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Some reflections on analytic listening and the dream screen
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1980
Summary
This study explores how a schizoid patient
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
- Dream Research
Background:
- Analysis of a young schizoid patient with a history of not dreaming.
- Exploration of early infantile psychic communication and maternal receptivity.
- Connection to Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic theories.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between maternal psychic capacity and dream formation.
- To re-examine Lewin's concept of the dream screen through the lens of internalized maternal objects.
- To explore the communicative function of dreams in clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Clinical case analysis of a schizoid patient.
- Application of psychoanalytic concepts, including projective identification.
- Comparative analysis with existing psychoanalytic literature (Bion, Lewin, Fain & David, Kanzer).
Main Results:
- Analytic listening is proposed as analogous to maternal capacity for processing infantile psychic material.
- The maternal breast and face are identified as foundational internalized objects influencing dream experience.
- The concept of the dream screen is enriched by viewing it as an internalized breast.
Conclusions:
- Maternal psychic functions are crucial for the development of dreaming and mental space.
- Introjection of the maternal breast provides a dynamic framework for understanding the dream screen.
- Dreams serve a vital communicative function, reflecting early psychic experiences and distress.