Looking, listening, and the couch

Sadow, Leo

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“…In his seminal paper, 'Reconsidering Three Aspects of Psychoanalytic Technique', Ogden ( 1996) refers to the meaning of the couch for both the analyst and analysand. In this paper Ogden clearly calls on earlier work by Grotstein (1995) and by Sadow (1995). He announces his topic by setting up a resonance between analysis and music, likening the analytic mode of being to the space of silence between musical notes.…”

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“…Ogden links this state to Bion's (1962Bion's ( , 1962Bion's ( /1967) notion of 'reverie' He also intertwines his exposition with reference to the 'intersubjective analytic third' which is 'a jointly but asymmetrically constructed and experienced set of conscious and unconscious intersubjective experiences in which analyst and analysand participate' (p. 884). The notion of the intersubjective analytic third shares something with Sadow's (1995) notion of a 'third entity', formed from the micromerger of the mental activities of analysand and analyst, as well as with Grotstein's (1995) notion ofa 'third entity', derived from both the analysand and the analyst in the dialectical state of transference/counter-transference. Ogden suggests that access to the intersubjective analytic third comes through the state of reverie.…”

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“…The couch and the analytic third Several analysts (Grotstein, 1995, Sadow, 1995, Ogden, 1996 implicate the couch as a special 'object' which helps constellate an analytic third. If we return to Ogden's seminal 1996 paper we find that he believes that the task of analysis is to create conditions in which an intersubjective analytic third can be gathered into consciousness and worded.…”

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Casting the couch

Milton¹,

Malcolm²

2006

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Analysis occurs when the space of meeting becomes the place of encounter. This place is no ordinary place, it is a place dedicated to the analysand appropriating her/his own, authentic possibilities of being. The place and process which is analysis is evoked in several ways: by the presence of analyst and analysand, the 'rules' which guide the process and the ambiance of the setting. The last of these includes the use (or not} of the analytic couch. Drawing on qualitative research into several analysts' lived experience of having an analys and use the couch this paper discusses the role of the couch in constituting intersubjective privacy and some of the ways in which the couch contributes to a particular way ofbeing-together-with, bodily attunement, the emergence of an analytic third, and reverie.

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Casting the couch

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2006

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“…For the patient, the couch is used in theory to foster regression and to loosen defensive systems, promoting free association and allowing the recovery of memories and dreams (Kris 1996;Ross 1999;Wolf 1995). Sadow (1995) and Kelman (1954) apply a child sensory development model to the use of the couch to explain the mechanisms behind this facilitation of regression. They emphasize that hearing is the earliest preverbal communication between mother and child.…”

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The Role of the Couch in Psychoanalysis: Proposed Research Designs and Some Preliminary Data

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Kelley

Ackerman

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J Am Psychoanal Assoc

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Ever since Freud, the couch has been viewed as an important--some would argue essential--component of psychoanalysis. Although many theoretical papers and case reports have addressed the use of the couch in psychoanalysis, no empirical study has investigated its effect on psychoanalytic process or outcome. After a review of the literature, a number of research designs are proposed that might be used in such an investigation. Finally, preliminary empirical data are presented from archived audiotapes of two psychoanalyses: one in which the patient switched from lying down to sitting up, and one in which the opposite occurred. The aim is to stimulate research-oriented psychoanalysts to undertake empirical investigations of the theoretical concepts underlying use of the couch and, more generally, to present a specific example of research as a paradigm for a broader research agenda for empirical investigation of the key theoretical ideas underlying psychoanalysis.

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Elements of Dynamics III: The Face and the Couch

Forrest

2004

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynam

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In this article the therapeutic and scientific advantages of face-to-face psychoanalytic treatment are contrasted with the symbolism, power, and mystery of the psychoanalytic couch. Beginning with recent commentary on the meaning of the couch, I consider some problems associated with its use, such as regressive irretrievability of learning, paucity of affective and empathic connection, preservation of shame, and coercive aspects. Compromises between couch and face are offered, and more clinical and research focus on facial affective expression is encouraged.

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Looking, listening, and the couch

Cited by 4 publications

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Casting the couch

Casting the couch

The Role of the Couch in Psychoanalysis: Proposed Research Designs and Some Preliminary Data

Elements of Dynamics III: The Face and the Couch

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