The psychoanalyst's position: impasses and alternatives

Authors

  • Paulo Padilla Petry Universidade de Barcelona; Faculdade de Pedagogia; Departamento de Didática e Organização Educacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v13i25p210-231

Keywords:

psychoanalyst's position, psychoanalytic technique, psychoanalyst's desire

Abstract

Without being reduced to a technique but not excluding it, the analyst's work is based upon his unconscious and his position towards the patients' conflicts doesn't involve the lack of desire. Aiming at investigating the clinical psychologist's discourses about their own work and considering the Freudian and Lacanian theories about the analyst's desire and position, three case studies were done with three clinical psychologists that work within a psychoanalytical framework. The results show the possibility of admitting conflicts with the patients and problems to define their own work. It seems that the analyst should be disconnected from theoretical ideals.

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Published

2008-12-01

How to Cite

Petry, P. P. (2008). The psychoanalyst’s position: impasses and alternatives. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 13(25), 210-231. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v13i25p210-231