Abstract

KORBIVCHER, Celia Fix. Psychoanalyst's mind: personality and theories Analyst's theories and transformations in O. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2016, vol.50, n.4, pp. 147-160. ISSN 0486-641X.

In this paper, the author investigates the specificities (or particularities) of the psychoanalytic task. The main work instrument in this task is the whole person of the analyst, which includes his (or her) personality, his (or her) mind, and the theories he (or she) uses. The author develops the idea that analyst's theories must be incorporated into his (or her) mind, into his (or her) person in a holistic way. According to Bion's words, the author observes, the analyst must “be psychoanalysis” rather than “know about psychoanalysis”. The author resorts to the theory of transformations in order to describe a theory of observation of mental phenomenon in the psychoanalytic session, and focuses particularly in transformations in O (becoming reality). The author suggests that theories of the analyst may be part of the field of transformations in O, and relates this experience to a moment of aesthetic fruition - a moment to be only experienced, a moment that cannot be put into words. This experience may eventually enable the patient to approach (or reach) a state of mind in which he (or she) is “at one with himself (or herself)”. This experience may also enable some changes to happen. Clinical vignettes herein presented shall illustrate these issues and feed the debate.

Keywords : analyst's mind; personality; theories; transformations in O; intuition; aesthetic enjoyment.

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