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Some views of psychic reality
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|February 1, 1996
Summary
This paper explores psychic reality in psychoanalysis, examining its technical, clinical, and theoretical aspects across the life cycle. It highlights the epistemological status of psychoanalysis through multidisciplinary perspectives.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychology
- Philosophy
Background:
- The paper discusses the Presidential Address from the 1995 San Francisco Congress.
- It focuses on the concept of psychic reality as a central theme.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze psychic reality from technical, clinical, and theoretical viewpoints within the life cycle context.
- To examine the epistemological status of psychoanalysis through multidisciplinary perspectives.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of three main Panel presentations on psychic reality.
- Reference to Grinberg's introduction to the Congress.
- Inclusion of contributions from philosophers on multidisciplinary perspectives.
Main Results:
- Psychic reality is posited as a core concept for contemplating psychoanalysis.
- The epistemological status of psychoanalysis is considered in relation to the Congress theme.
- The complex interplay between reality and fantasy is illustrated.
Conclusions:
- Psychoanalysis can be contemplated from the central point of psychic reality.
- Multidisciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, inform the understanding of psychic reality.
- A sonnet is used to illustrate the dialectic between reality and fantasy.