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Module II – Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Technique

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 The Psychoanalysis course aims to provide an in-depth exploration of key Freudian concepts, examine their practical application through classic clinical cases, and discuss the ethical principles that govern psychoanalytic practice. This module provides an indispensable theoretical and practical foundation for the training of psychoanalysts, emphasizing the balance between technique and ethics.

Psychosexual Development: Understands the stages of personality formation and the potential impacts of unresolved conflicts at each stage.

Fixation: Understand how difficulties in specific areas can influence personality traits and behaviors in adulthood.

Oedipus Complex: Analyze the importance of this concept in the formation of the superego and in intrapsychic dynamics.

Defense Mechanisms: Identify the ego’s unconscious strategies for dealing with conflicts and anxieties, such as repression, displacement, and reactive formation.

 Clinical Cases as Practical Examples

Anna O., Dora, Little Hans, the Rat Man, and the Wolf Man: Study classic cases that illustrate the practical application of Freudian concepts and the evolution of the analytic technique. These cases serve as pedagogical tools for understanding symptoms, diagnoses, and interventions in clinical practice.

 Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Technique

Analytic Environment: Laying the groundwork for creating a safe and consistent space that allows for the development of the analytic process.

Free Association: Understanding the importance of the patient’s spontaneous expression as a pathway to the unconscious.

Slips of the Tongue and Dreams: Exploring how slips and dreams reveal repressed content and offer clues for understanding psychic dynamics.

Ethics in Psychoanalysis

Neutrality in Psychoanalysis: Reflect on the psychoanalyst’s ethical position in the relationship with the patient, including technical neutrality and the suspension of moral judgments.

Responsibilities and Analytical Boundaries: Establishing clear boundaries for professional practice, ensuring respect for the patient’s dignity and confidentiality, and preventing abuses of power or ethical violations.

Benefits of Studying These Topics

Comprehensive Training: Providing an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and practical foundations of psychoanalysis.

Clinical Applicability: Develop skills to interpret symptoms and apply practical psychoanalytic procedures within the Freudian protocol.

Ethical Stance: Prepare the future psychoanalyst to practice their profession with responsibility, neutrality, and a commitment to the patient’s well-being.

By the end of this module, the student will be able to integrate theory and practice, using the concepts learned to understand psychic dynamics and conduct the analytic process in an ethical and technically sound manner.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Course content

1. Freud’s Psychosexual Theory
Freud’s psychosexual theory is one of the fundamental pillars of psychoanalysis and occupies a central place in the training of future psychoanalysts. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding human development from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing how early experiences shape personality formation and psychic dynamics. Studying psychosexual theory in the psychoanalytic training course is acquiring a lens through which to explore the unconscious and understand the complexity of human experience. It is the foundation for psychoanalytic practice, providing the future psychoanalyst with the tools needed to address the clinical and theoretical challenges they will encounter along their path.

  • Personality Development
  • The Five Psychosexual Stages
  • Fixation
  • Fixation in Each Phase
  • The Case of Little Hanz
  • The Oedipus Complex: A Perspective from Freud and Melanie Klein
  • The “Wolf Man” Case and the Oedipus Complex
  • Defense Mechanisms: Protecting the Mind According to Freud
  • Defense Mechanisms and the Case of “The Rat Man”

2. Analytical Setting, Free Association, Freudian Slips, and Dreams
This topic addresses core concepts of psychoanalysis, emphasizing their practical application in clinical work and their relevance to understanding the unconscious. Through classes on the analytical setting, free association, parapraxes (failed acts), and dreams, students will explore the theoretical and technical foundations of the psychoanalytic approach, developing skills to recognize and interpret psychic phenomena. The objective is to enable students to understand and apply the fundamentals of psychoanalysis in clinical and theoretical contexts, using concepts such as the analytical setting, free association, parapraxes (failed acts), and dreams to access and interpret the contents of the unconscious. This course seeks not only to convey theoretical knowledge, but also to encourage a reflective and practical attitude, enabling participants to use psychoanalytic tools for the benefit of their patients and in their own journeys of self-knowledge.

3. Amorality in Psychoanalysis
The objective of this study is to understand the Freudian psychoanalytic approach to the human being’s unconscious drives, recognizing amoralism as a central principle of psychological inquiry. Unlike moral judgment, psychoanalysis seeks to explore desires and internal conflicts as natural expressions of the psyche, emphasizing: the relationship between primitive drives and cultural and social norms. This topic will allow us to analyze how psychoanalysis positions itself in relation to society’s moral constructions, promoting a clinical practice that embraces the complexity of the human being rather than repressing or moralizing it.

4. Clinical Cases
Studying Freud’s clinical cases is fundamental for understanding the genesis of psychoanalysis and its methodology. Case reports such as Dora, the Little Hans, the Rat Man, and the Wolf Man are exemplary because they show how Freud developed key concepts such as the unconscious, repression, transference, and defense mechanisms. In addition, Freud’s cases highlight the clinical method of analytic listening, the interpretation of symptoms, and the role of childhood sexuality in the formation of psychic conflicts. They also help to understand how Freud articulated theory and practice, being essential both for the training of psychoanalysts and for the critical study of psychoanalysis. Even with criticisms and later revisions, these cases remain fundamental references, as they inaugurate a unique way of approaching psychic suffering, influencing various areas of knowledge.

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