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Stilted listening: psychoanalysis as discourse

J A Arlow

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |April 1, 1995
    PubMed
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    Psychoanalytic technique should focus on explaining the patient's mental processes and achieving adaptive compromises. Analyzing transference and repressed memories can overshadow this core therapeutic goal of fostering self-understanding through conversation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychotherapy

    Background:

    • Psychoanalytic technique often emphasizes repressed memories and transference analysis.
    • This focus may detract from the primary goal of psychoanalysis.
    • Understanding the patient's internal world is crucial for effective therapy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the essential task of psychoanalytic technique.
    • To emphasize the role of discourse and conversation in psychoanalysis.
    • To underscore the importance of understanding how patients' minds work.

    Main Methods:

    • The study emphasizes a psychoanalytic approach centered on discourse.
    • It highlights the analyst's sensitivity to communication dynamics.
    • Focus is placed on how meaning and affect are transmitted in conversation.

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    Main Results:

    • A one-sided focus on repressed memories and transference can override core psychoanalytic goals.
    • Psychoanalysis relies on discourse, information exchange, and mutual influence.
    • Analyst sensitivity to conversational transmission of meaning and affect aids in understanding patient conflicts, defenses, and transference.

    Conclusions:

    • The primary aim of psychoanalytic technique is to help patients understand their own mental functioning.
    • Facilitating the achievement of more adaptive compromise formations is key.
    • Effective psychoanalysis leverages conversation to reveal patient's internal conflicts and defenses.