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Interpretive fallibility and the psychoanalytic dialogue
1Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Psychoanalytic interpretation acknowledges analyst fallibility, exploring how contemporary theories expand on Freud’s ideas. This involves examining the analyst’s stance, constructivism, and the balance between meaning construction and foreclosure in the analytic setting.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalytic theory
- Psychology
- Clinical psychology
Background:
- Freud's foundational concepts of interpretation.
- Contemporary psychoanalytic theory's evolution.
- The hypothetical nature of psychoanalytic interpretation.
Observation:
- Analyst's interpretive fallibility as a framework.
- Analyst's stance: symmetry vs. asymmetry.
- Epistemological positions of analyst and analysand.
Findings:
- Examination of meaning construction in Schafer and Wolf's theories.
- Evaluation of constructivism's benefits and drawbacks.
- Case example illustrating constructivism in analytic stance.
Implications:
- Reconsideration of psychoanalytic neutrality.
- Tensions between meaning construction and foreclosure.
- Understanding the analyst's role in shaping interpretive meaning.