The concept of symptom in psychoanalysis: an introduction

Authors

  • Aline Borba Maia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia; Curso de Graduação
  • Cynthia Pereira de Medeiros Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia; Curso de Graduação
  • Flávio Fontes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia; Curso de Graduação

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v17i1p44-61

Keywords:

psychoanalytic theory, psychological distress, concept of synthome, unconscious formations, psychoanalytical treatment

Abstract

The concept of symptom is fundamental to psychoanalysis, guides its practice, establishes its therapeutic limits and has become an object of interest to otherfields of knowledge, such as Education. We present the evolution of this concept in the works of Freud and Lacan in order to offe r the reader a guide through the theoretical trajectory of those authors, inviting the reader to make its own path. Miller (1987), Ocariz (2003) and Conde (2008), showed us how to analyze the works of Freud and Lacan revealing that along the works of Freud, the symptom appears as an expression of a psychic conflict, a message from the unconscious and instinctual satisfaction. Lacan, in his reading of Freud, presents the symptom as message, jo y (joussaince) and invention.

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Published

2012-06-01

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Dossier Fundamentals

How to Cite

Maia, A. B., Medeiros, C. P. de, & Fontes, F. (2012). The concept of symptom in psychoanalysis: an introduction. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 17(1), 44-61. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v17i1p44-61