The edge of chaos
A nonlinear view of psychoanalytic technique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9056397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert M Galatzer‐levy (University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 409-427 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1745-8315.12363 |
| PMID | 27030426 |
| OpenAlex | W2315008445 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
The field of nonlinear dynamics (or chaos theory) provides ways to expand concepts of psychoanalytic process that have implications for the technique of psychoanalysis. This paper describes how concepts of "the edge of chaos," emergence, attractors, and coupled oscillators can help shape analytic technique resulting in an approach to doing analysis which is at the same time freer and more firmly based in an enlarged understanding of the ways in which psychoanalysis works than some current recommendation about technique. Illustrations from a lengthy analysis of an analysand with obsessive-compulsive disorder show this approach in action
Attractor · CHAOS (operating system) · Chaos theory · Chaotic · Cognitive science · Edge of chaos · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Nonlinear system · Physics · Process (computing) · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychoanalytic Therapy · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Mental Health Research Topics · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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On Working Through
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |