Psychoanalysis and Epistemology: The Interrelation Between Clinical Work, Culture and Metapsychology
Titel:
Psychoanalysis and Epistemology: The Interrelation Between Clinical Work, Culture and Metapsychology
Auteur:
Boczar, Ana Salles, Ana Cristina Teixeira da Costa Pimenta, Arlindo Carlos Drawin, Carlos Roberto Mendes, Eliana Rodrigues Pereira Morais, Marilia Brandao Lemos Drummond, Suzanne Beaudette Gerais, Minas
Verschenen in:
International forum of psychoanalysis
Paginering:
Jaargang 10 (2001) nr. 2 pagina's 145-150
Jaar:
2001-05-01
Inhoud:
The paradigmatic theory of modern epistemology holds psychoanalysis in its scientific statute. Even if there is no explicit epistemology in the Freudian writings, it is undeniable that the genesis of psychoanalysis has a rigorous dialetic between theorization and clinical observation. Metapsychology is an organized and consistent set of concepts, capable of explaining and coordinating the analytical experience. It is through metapsychology that clinical work encounters the possibility of universalization, while metapsychology finds the possibility of fulfillment in clinical work. Clinical experience also confirms the interrelation between psychopathology and culture. Modern times have brought about new versions for psychopathological symptoms, which, in turn, have special effects on the narcisistic personalities and the manifestations of anxiety, giving place to different neurotic configurations.