The question of truth claims in psychoanalysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gunnar Karlsson (0000-0002-3704-1338, a Rödabergsbrinken 7, 113 30 , Stockholm , Sweden, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-24 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0106-2301 • E-ISSN: 1600-0803 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01062301.2000.10592583 |
| OpenAlex | W4233708844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article discusses the question of truth claims in psychoanalysis, revolving around the concepts “construction”, “reconstruction”, “historical truth” and “narrative truth”. In Part I of the article, these concepts are discussed in an historical context, in particular, Freud's view, the narrative tradition and some of Bion's ideas. In Part II, an attempt is made to synthesize these concepts. It is argued that the constructed character of the unconscious has to be integrated into the patient's reconstruction of his/her life story. The psychoanalytic project enables the patient to create a new narrative that claims to possess historical validity. It is important in this context not to understand the notion of “history” objectivisticallv as if it were a question of revealing certain objective historical facts. Instead, it is suggested that the connection between the present understanding of the past and the past as it was experienced in the past should be understood as a fusion of horizons. Finally, the necessary function of consciousnesslself-consciousness for the psychoanalytic project of acquiring knowledge about one's unconscious is pointed out
Consciousness · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Sociology · Unconscious mind · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · History · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
A New Language for Psychoanalysis
The origins of psycho-analysis
The Recovery of Childhood Memories in Psychoanalysis
Narrative Truth and Historical Truth
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Narrative Truth and Theoretical Truth
The Analytic Space
The Question Of Proof In Freud's Psychoanalytic Writings
Narration in the Psychoanalytic Dialogue
The Relation between Metapsychology and Psychoanalytic Practice
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2011 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |