Questioning the Unrepresented: The Essential and the Accidental in Psychoanalysis, Part 2.

The author questions the conceptual basis of the unrepresented, a set of terms including: the unstructured unconscious, figurability, and reverie. Because this terminology proposes a profoundly different metapsychology than Freud developed, the author contextualizes the fate of Freud's metapsychology in America and how it was confused with the authority of the classical analyst. Then excerpts of texts by Howard B. Levine, one of the main proponents of the unrepresented, are analyzed to show that the decisive element in Levine's claim of creating meaning for patients is figurability. The author does a close reading and elaboration of French analyst Laurence Kahn's very thoughtful critique of figurability. Kahn's scholarship is brought to bear on Freud's metapsychology, showing how what is at stake are presentations not figures. Figuration and reverie are founded on the projection of referential and narrative coherence onto what is presented by the patient. But the unconscious does exactly the opposite, it presents to consciousness its noncoherent derivatives (presentations). Kahn illuminates Freud's mode of thinking using the critique of figurability as a springboard to show us what is essential in conceptualizing unconscious functioning.

O terceiro analítico supervisório: o processo supervisório, o campo supervisório e a transformação contínua / The supervisory analytic third: supervisory process, supervisory field, and the continuous transformation / El tercer analítico de supervisión: el proceso de supervisión, el campo de supervisión y la transformación continua / Le tiers analytique de supervision: processus de supervision, champ de supervision et transformation continue

As autoras propõem a hipótese da existência de um fenômeno que ocorre no processo de supervisão e que nomeiam como o terceiro analítico supervisório. Partem da ideia de que algumas representações sem representação simbólica do aparelho psíquico do paciente - que se mantêm nesse estado durante a sessão de análise - poderiam sofrer algum tipo de transformação durante o processo de supervisão. Fenômenos perceptivos que acontecem no aparelho psíquico do sujeito e no campo analítico, como o trabalho de figurabilidade e a simbolização primária, também podem acontecer numa sessão de supervisão. As autoras mostram que esse processo incide tanto na mente do supervisionando quanto na do supervisor e sucede em três tempos: 1) sessão de análise, 2) sessão de supervisão, e 3) reflexão e narrativa. Começam com uma breve revisão teórica dos conceitos de Darstellbarkeit, figurabilidade psíquica e simbolização primária. Depois, descrevem como se dá a apreensão de representações sem representação simbólica, ou seja, representações não simbolizadas, através do processo supervisório, e então propõem a ideia do terceiro analítico supervisório. Por fim, apresentam alguns exemplos clínicos.

This study proposes the hypothesis on the existence of a phenomenon that occurs in the supervisory process, and that will be named as the supervisory analytic third. It begins with the idea that some representations without symbolic representation of the patient's psychic apparatus, who remains in this state during the analysis session, could suffer some kind of transformation during the supervision process. Perceptive phenomena that occur in the subject's psychic apparatus and in the analytic field, such as the figurability work and primary symbolization, can also occur in a supervision session. The authors show that this process focuses on both the supervisee's and supervisor's minds, and takes place in three moments: 1) analysis session, 2) supervision session, and 3) reflection and intelligibility. The text begins with a brief theoretical review of the concepts of Darstellbarkeit, psychic figurability, and primary symbolization. The second part describes how the representations without symbolic representations, that is, representations that are not symbolized, are apprehended; through the supervisory process, and then proposes the idea of the supervisory analytic third. Finally, some clinical examples are presented.

El artículo propone la hipótesis de la existencia de un fenómeno que se produce en el proceso de supervisión y que se denominará tercer analítico de supervisión. Se parte de la idea de que algunas representaciones sin representación-simbólica del aparato psíquico del paciente - que permanece en este estado durante la sesión de análisis- podrían sufrir algún tipo de transformación durante el proceso de supervisión. Los fenómenos perceptivos que se producen en el aparato psíquico del sujeto y en el campo analítico, como el trabajo de figuración y simbolización primaria, también pueden producirse en una sesión de supervisión. Las autoras muestran que este proceso se centra tanto en la mente del supervisor como en la del supervisando y tiene lugar en tres tiempos: 1) sesión de análisis, 2) sesión de supervisión y 3) reflexión e inteligibilidad. El texto comienza con un breve repaso teórico de los conceptos de Darstellbarkeit, figurabilidad psíquica y simbolización primaria. La segunda parte describe cómo se produce la aprehensión de las representaciones sin representación-simbólica, es decir, de las representaciones no simbolizadas a través del proceso de supervisión y, a continuación, propone la idea del tercero analítico de supervisión. Por último, se presentan algunos ejemplos clínicos.

L'article propose, en tant qu'hypothèse, l'existence d'un phénomène qui a lieu dans le processus de supervision et qui sera nommé le tiers analytique de supervision. Il part de l'idée que certaines représentations sans représentation symbolique de l'appareil psychique du patient - lequel reste dans cet état pendant la séance d'analyse, - pourraient subir quelque type de transformation au cours du processus de supervision. Les phénomènes perceptifs qui se produisent dans l'appareil psychique du sujet et dans le champ analytique, tels que le travail de figurabilité et la symbolisation primaire, peuvent également avoir lieu lors d'une séance de supervision. Les autrices démontrent que ce processus affecte aussi bien la psyché de la personne en supervision que celle du superviseur et se déroule en trois étapes : 1) la séance d'analyse, 2) la séance de supervision et 3) les réflexions et l'intelligibilité. L'article débute par une brève révision théorique des concepts de Darstelbarkeit, de figurabilité psychique et de symbolisation primaire. Dans la deuxième partie on décrit comment l'appréhension des représentations sans représentation-symboliques se déroule-t-elle, c'est-à-dire, les représentations non-symboliques, par l'intermédiaire du processus de supervision, et on propose ensuite l'idée du tiers analytique de supervision. Pour finir, quelques exemples cliniques sont présentés.

How does reading (dis)locate space? Reading "The Call of the Woods" ("La voix du bois") by Pierre Bergounioux.

On the threshold between loss and its representation: masochism as a defence against the risk of depression. This article explores defensive modes of masochism based through the case study of Sarah, a 25-year-old patient who is regularly followed in psychoanalytical therapy. I will postulate the idea that fetishization of moral masochism should be seen from the perspective of melancholic processes. Drawing on several moments of her therapy, I will illustrate how the primitive idealization of the introjected and denigrated object in the melancholic process lays the conditions for a decisive moral masochism, and whose unconscious idealization defends against depressive breakdown.

Trauma, process and representation.

The concept of Trauma in psychoanalysis has suffered from overuse and inconsistent use. A review of Freud's writings beginning with the Project indicates that from the perspective of the impact upon psychic processes, Freud held a more consistent view of the concept that, if recognized, can help avoid the often fruitless etiological debates of internal vs. external cause, intrinsic (drive) vs. extrinsic (reality) factors, etc. What is more helpful from a clinical perspective, is to view the various challenges that a given set of potentially trauma-inducing circumstances might pose for an individual, consider each individual's highly subjective mode of experiencing and responding to those challenges and take into account the supports offered in any instance by the specific familial, social or cultural surround. Each set of experiences that will be qualified as 'trauma' that any of us undergoes will to some extent be understood and integrated into our particular subjectivities according to our unique, subjective organizations of self, understandings of and position in the world.

Encapsulated body engrams and somatic narration - Integrating body memory into psychoanalytic technique.

Beginning with the observation that a good integration of soma and psyche is often missing in our work with severely disturbed analysands, two concepts are discussed that focus constellations of bodily encoded unconscious material, which needs a specific form of working-through. The concept of encapsulated body engrams referring to defence structures revolving around the inhibition or disorganization of an affective bodily impulse is outlined. The imbalance arising this way is perceived as a foreign body within the body-self. These engrams are repetitive and are not susceptible to symbolic transformation. Parallels between the encapsulated body engram, the autistic objects (Tustin, F. 1980. "Autistic Objects." International Review of Psycho-Analysis 27: 27-39) and Freud's theory of inhibition (Freud, S. 1926. "Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety." SE 20: 77-175) are discussed. To unblock encapsulated engrams, body feelings emerging in the chain of associations are understood as attempts to communicate. In a process called somatic narration these perceptions are contextualized with other bodily sensations. The working-through of this material in transference and countertransference is described in the light of Lombardi's concepts (Lombardi, R. 2017. Body- Mind Dissociation in Psychoanalysis - Development after Bion. New York: Routledge). Two case reports precede the theoretical discussion.

Da dor ao sonho: sobre a coleção Oniricopandemia / From pain to dreams: on the Oniricopandemia Collection / Del dolor al sueño: sobre la Colección Oniricopandemia / De la douleur au rêve: à propos de la Collection Onirique-pandémie

O artigo apresenta a coleção Oniricopandemia: Sonhos da Crise de Saúde e da Democracia, iniciada em 2 de abril de 2020, e descreve o trabalho psíquico de apropriação dos acontecimentos vividos durante a pandemia da covid-19, mediado pela figurabilidade dos sonhos. Processo sensível às impressões não conscientes dos acontecimentos singulares e sociais, articulado ao contexto histórico e político, os sonhos são tentativas de reparação, transformação e criação psíquica diante da catástrofe. A figuração é pensada tanto como um caminho para acordar e ligar as representações recalcadas quanto como inauguração da condição de representação inibida pelo terror e pelo risco do traumático. A ruptura psíquica mais radical e dessubjetivante é sem imagens, e os sonhos, mesmo os de repetição e de ansiedade, são formas de resistência contra a dessubjetivação. Destacam-se a relevância dos sonhos para a subjetivação da dor e sua partilha como uma ação que favorece a construção da memória individual e coletiva.

The article presents the Oniricopandemia Collection: dreams of health and democracy crisis, created on April 2nd, 2020, and describes the psychic work of appropriation of events lived during the Covid-19 Pandemic, through the mediation of dream figurability. A process that is sensitive to non-conscious impressions of singular and social events, related to historical and political contexts, dreams are attempts of psychic reparation, transformation and creation in the face of catastrophe. Figuration is thought as both a way to wake up and link repressed representations, as well as a means to start the representation condition inhibited by trauma. The most radical and de-subjectivating psychic break does not include images. Dreams, even those of repetition and anxiety, are forms of resistance against de-subjectivation. One highlights the dreams' importance for pain subjectivation, and dream sharing as an action that enables the construction of individual and collective memory

El artículo presenta la Colección Oniricopandemia: sueños de crisis de salud y de la democracia, creada el 2 de abril de 2020, y describe el trabajo psíquico de apropiación de los eventos experimentados durante la pandemia de la Covid-19, a través de la mediación de la figurabilidad del sueño. Un proceso sensible a las impresiones no conscientes de eventos singulares y sociales, vinculados a contextos históricos y políticos, los sueños son intentos de reparación psíquica, transformación y creación frente a la catástrofe. Se piensa que la figuración es tanto un medio para despertar y vincular representaciones reprimidas, como también un medio para inaugurar la condición de representación inhibida por el trauma. La ruptura psíquica más radical y más desubjetivizante es sin imágenes. Los sueños, incluso los sueños de repetición y ansiedad son formas de resistencia a la desubjetiviza-ción. Destacamos la importancia de los sueños para la subjetivización del dolor y el compartir de sueños como una acción que permite la construcción de la memoria individual y colectiva.

L'article présente la Collection Onirique-pandémie : des rêves de la crise de santé et de la démocratie, qui débute le 2 avril 2020, et décrit le travail psychique d'appropriation des évènements vécus pendant la pandémie de la Covid 19, ayant la médiation de la figurabilité des rêves. Un processus sensible aux impressions non conscientes des évènements singuliers et sociaux, articulé au contexte historique et politique, les rêves sont des tentatives de réparation, transformation et création psychique en face de la catastrophe. La figuration est pensée autant comme un chemin pour mettre en accord et lier les représentations refoulées, que comme l'inauguration de la condition de représentation inhibée par la terreur et par le risque traumatique. La rupture psychique plus radicale et qui empêche les créations subjectives est sans image, et les rêves, même ceux à répétition et ceux dus à l'anxiété, sont des manières de résistance contre la désubjectivation. L'importance des rêves pour la subjectivation de la douleur et son partage, se détachent comme une action qui favorise la construction de la mémoire individuelle et collective.

Coreografías, cartografías, trazos. El cuerpo en juego en la figuración / Choreographies, cartographies, strokes The body at stake in figuration

La situación clínica de un taller de expresión para niños nos permite aquí problematizar el estatuto de lo informe en psicoanálisis. La clínica infantil, en su manera de confrontarnos a la violencia del caos pulsional y los procesos de búsqueda de organización de la pulsionalidad en torno a un objeto, establece la base para la comprensión del trabajo efectuado en torno a la vectorización de la pulsión en la relación al otro (materno, transferencial). El lugar del fantasma, en el niño como en el analista que se deja jugar y sorprender, abre nuevas vías, ficcionales y compartidas, de representación de sí, del otro, del mundo. La función de la sorpresa y de lo desconocido parece, así, fundamental en este trabajo en el que el fantasma se organiza en la discontinuidad que se establece habitualmente entre lo real y nuestra construcción de una continuidad imaginaria de nosotros mismos. Esta experiencia con niños nos permite finalmente establecer algunos elementos necesarios en la cura de adultos en los que lo informe aparece al centro de la relación transferencial. El trabajo de una coreógrafa y de un músico minimalistas nos permite avanzar sobre la pista del rol del fantasma en el analista en la aproximación de las manifestaciones arcaicas de lo no puede manifestarse, sino a través de lo actuado/informe

The clinical situation experienced during a therapeutic workshop for children allows us here to problematize the approach to the manifestation of unshaped affects in the psychoanalytical setting. The child psychoanalysis, which confronts us to the violence and the chaos of the drives and to the processes through which they organize around an object, helps us understand the vectorization of the drives in the relationship to the other (maternal, transferential). The role of the phantasm, in the child as in the analyst who lets himself play and be surprised, opens up new forms of representation of ourselves, of the other, of the world. The function of surprise and of the unknown seems, thus, fundamental in this work in which the phantasm is organized in the discontinuity that is usually established between the real and our construction of an imaginary continuity of ourselves. This clinical experience with children allows us to finally establish some necessary elements in the psychoanalysis of adults in which the problem of shapelessness seem to organize the transferential relationship. The work of a choreographer and a minimalist musician allows us to further understand the role of the phantasm in the analyst, in his/her approach to the archaic manifestations of affects that cannot be manifested, except through an act, shapelessly

De baratas a cupins: literatura e figurabilidade / From cockroaches to termites: literature and figurability / De cucarachas a termitas: literatura y figurabilidad / Des cafards aux termites: littérature et figuralité

Este trabalho objetiva apresentar a figurabilidade como recurso à técnica psicanalítica. A análise da construção imagética do conto "A quinta história", de Clarice Lispector, possibilita uma analogia às imagens e sinestesias que ocorrem no consultório de psicanálise com uma paciente de quase 100 anos, aqui chamada de Dona Menina. Os recortes das sessões de análise, permeadas de figurabilidade, mostram como a analisanda diz de seu de-dentro, numa luta para vivificar-se, mesmo em idade avançada. Neste artigo, literatura e psicanálise se encontram na tentativa de palavrear sobre o inominável das angústias e das gentes. O escopo teórico utilizado foi Grotstein, Ogden e Gutfreind, entre outros autores.

This work aims at presenting figurability as a resource to the psychoanalytic technique. The analysis of the imaginary construction of the story The fifth story, by Clarice Lispector, allows an analogy to the images and synesthesia that occur in the psychoanalysis office to a patient who is almost 100 years old, here called Dona Menina. The cuts of the analysis sessions, permeated by figurability, show how the analysand talks about her de-in, in a struggle to revive herself, even in old age. In this article, literature and psychoanalysis are joined in the attempt of talking about the unnamed anguishes and people. The theoretical scope used was Grotstein, Ogden and Gutfreind, among others.

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo presentar la figurabilidad como recurso a la técnica psicoanalítica. La quinta historia, de Clarice Lispector, posibilita una analogía a las imágenes y sinestesias que ocurren en el consultorio de psicoanálisis junto a una paciente de casi 100 años, aquí llamada de Doña Niña. Los recortes de las sesiones de análisis, impregnadas de figurabilidad, muestran cómo la analista habla de su de-dentro, en una lucha para vivificarse, incluso en edad avanzada. En ese artículo, literatura y psicoanálisis se encuentran en el intento de conversar sobre lo innombrable de las angustias y de las gentes. El marco teórico utilizado fue Grotstein, Ogden y Gutfreind, entre otros autores.

Ce travail a pour but de présenter la figuralité en tant que ressource de la technique psychanalytique. L'analyse de la construction imagière du conte Le cinquième récit, de Clarice Lispector, permet une analogie avec les images et les synesthésies qui ont lieu dans un cabinet de psychanalyse, auprès d'une patiente d'environ cent ans, appelée ici Dona Menina. Les découpages des séances d'analyse, imprégnées de figuralité, montrent comment l'analysante dit de son dedans, dans une lutte pour se vivifier, même à un âge avancé. Dans cet article, la littérature et la psychanalyse se rencontrent pour essayer de parler à propos de ce qu'il y a d'innommable dans les angoisses et dans les gens. Le cadre théorique utilisé était, entre autres, Grotstein, Ogden et Gutfreind.

Reverie ⇆ figurabilidade: onde bate o coração? / Reverie ⇆ figurability: where does the heart beat? / Reverie ⇆ figurabilidad: donde late el corazón / Reverie ⇆ figurabilité: où bat le coeur?

O artigo propõe examinar, com base em uma vinheta clínica, as condições para o desenvolvimento da figurabilidade em relação dialética com a reverie. E dialoga com estudos de vários autores que se debruçaram sobre o tema, lançando luz a estados não simbolizados, de estagnação rumo à vitalidade psíquica.

The article proposes to examine from a clinical vignette, the necessary conditions and resources for a development of the figurability in a dialectical relation with the reverie. The author dialogues with the study of several authors who have addressed the theme, casting light to non-symbolized states, from stagnation towards psychic vitality

El artículo propone examinar a partir de uma viñeta clínica las condiciones y recursos necesarios para el desarrollo de la figurabilidad en una relación dialéctica con el ensueño. El autor dialoga con el estudio de varios autores que han abordado el tema, lanzando luz a estados no simbolizados, desde estancamiento hasta la vitalidad psíquica.

L'article propose d'examiner à partir d'une vignette clinique les conditions et les ressources nécessaires pour le développement de la figurabilité dans une relation dialectique avec la rêverie. L'auteur dialogue avec l'etude de plusieurs auteurs qui ont abordé le theme, jetant de lumière aux états non-symbolisé de la stagnation à la vitalité psychique.

Narrativas figuradas: el dibujo en el psicoanálisis con niños / Narratives figurées: le dessin dans la psychanalyse d’enfant / Figurative narratives: drawing in child psychoanalysis

El trabajo es una propuesta para reflexionar sobre el dibujo infantil a través del psicoanálisis o de la psicoterapia psicoanalítica, constituyéndose como un lenguaje intermedio, una narrativa-figurada. Comienza con una breve introducción del dibujo en el psicoanálisis, seguida del trabajo del par analítico a través del dibujo en la sesión y finalmente presenta algunas ilustraciones clínicas, como cartografías psíquicas que mapean los tres niveles concomitantes del diálogo analítico: el nivel histórico de la realidad; el nivel fantasmático de la relación objetal que se establece; y, finalmente, los movimientos transferenciales-contratransferenciales de la relación analítica coconstruida, como un sueño-a-dos. El analista debe favorecer la cocreación de un espacio de reverie, intersubjetivo e intermedio: al reflejar la emoción que el dibujo del niño evoca, un dibujo sucederá a otro, hasta dar origen a una narrativa viva y elaborativa. (AU)

This paper proposes a reflection upon children’s drawings through psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy, which serves as an intermediary language, a figurative narrative. It begins with a brief introduction to the drawing in psychoanalysis, followed by the work of the analytic pair through the act of drawing in the session, and finally presents several clinical illustrations serving as psychic cartographies that map the three concomitant levels of analytic dialogue: the historical level of reality; the phantasmatic level of object relations which is established; and finally, the transference-countertransference movements of the co-constructed analytic relationship, like a dream-for-two. The analyst should foster the co-creation of an intersubjective and intermediate space of reverie: by reflecting the emotion that the child’s drawing elicits, one drawing follows another, giving rise to a living, elaborative narrative. (AU)

Cet article propose de réfléchir au dessin de l’enfant en psychanalyse ou psychothérapie psychanalytique, constituant ainsi un langage intermédiaire, une narrative figurée. Présentant brièvement le dessin en psycha nalyse, il aborde le travail du couple analytique en relation avec le dessin dans la session et présente enfin quelques illustrations cliniques sous la forme de cartographies psychiques révélant les trois niveaux concomitants du dialogue analytique: le niveau historique de la réalité; le niveau fantasmatique de la relation objective établie; et, enfin, les mouvements de transfert et de contre-transfert de la relation analytique coconstruite, comme un rêve-a-deux. Il appartiendra à l’analyste de promouvoir la cocréation d’un espace de rêverie, intersubjectif et intermédiaire : reflétant l’émotion évoquée par le dessin de l’enfant, un dessin en suivra un autre, donnant lieu à une histoire vivante et élaboratif. (AU)

Enactment, reverie e figurabilidade: articulações a partir de uma experiência clínica / Enactment, reverie, and figurability: making connections from a clinical experience / Enactment, reverie y figurabilidad: articulación desde una experiencia clínica / Enactment, rêverie et figurabilité: articulations à partir d'une expérience clinique

De modo geral, os enactments dizem respeito a ações que envolvem a dupla analítica e que expressam tanto elementos recalcados como elementos não simbolizados, apresentando-se de maneira diversa em funcionamentos neuróticos e não neuróticos. Já a reverie foi introduzida na psicanálise como a capacidade do analista, análoga à da mãe, de acolher os elementos não simbolizados e dar figurabilidade a eles através de ruminações, devaneios e sensações corporais, constituindo um importante instrumento de trabalho. O objetivo deste texto é ilustrar, a partir de uma vinheta clínica, como os processos de reverie e de figurabilidade podem nos auxiliar na compreensão e no manejo do enactment, bem como discutir os limites entre esses conceitos.

Enactments generally relate to actions involving the analytic dyad. These actions express both repressed and not symbolized elements. The ways these actions are presented differ between neurotic and non-neurotic functioning. Reverie, on the other hand, is the psychoanalyst's ability, which is analogous to that of the mother, to receive elements that are not symbolized and give them figurability through ruminations, daydreams, and bodily sensations. Reverie is therefore an important working tool. In this paper, the purpose of the author is to illustrate, with a clinical vignette, how the processes of reverie and figurability may help us understand and manage enactment. The author proposes a discussion about the boundaries between the concepts of enactment and reverie.

En general, el enactment corresponde a las acciones de la díada analítica y expresan tanto elementos reprimidos como no simbolizados, presentándose de manera diferente en los funcionamientos neuróticos y no neuróticos. Por su parte, la reverie fue introducida en el psicoanálisis como la capacidad del analista, igual a la de la madre, de recibir los elementos no simbolizados y darles una representación a través de elucubraciones, ensoñaciones y sensaciones corporales, lo que constituye una importante herramienta de trabajo. El objetivo de este artículo es ilustrar, a partir de un caso clínico, cómo los procesos de reverie y de representación pueden ayudarnos en la comprensión y en el manejo del enactment, así como discutir los límites entre estos conceptos.

De manière général, les enactments concernent les actions qui comprennent le duo analytique et qui expriment autant d'éléments refoulés, que des éléments non symbolisés, qui se présentent de façon diverse en fonctionnements névrotiques et non névrotiques. De son côté, la rêverie a été introduite dans la psychanalyse comme la capacité de l'analyste, analogue à celle de la mère, d'accueillir les éléments non symbolisés et donner de la figurabilité à des éléments au moyen de ruminations, de songeries et de sensations corporelles, ce qui constitue un important outil de travail. L'objectif de ce texte, c'est d'illustrer, à partir d'une vignette clinique, comment les processus de rêverie et de figurabilité peuvent-ils nous aider à comprendre et à manier les enactments, aussi bien qu'à discuter les limites entre ces concepts.

A ponte com Isabela: construção da figurabilidade / Building bridges with Isabela: the work of figurability / Haciendo un puente con Isabela: construcción de la figurabilidad / Un pont vers Isabela: la construction de la figurabilité

Este trabalho tem como ponto de partida uma experiência clínica. A partir da narração de uma vinheta de atendimentos ocorridos com Isabela, uma menina de nove anos, a autora procura pensar o que ocorreu na sessão teoricamente. Para tanto, utiliza-se do conceito de figurabilidade tal como trabalhado pelo casal Botella com base em "A interpretação dos sonhos" de Freud. Em um segundo momento, pensa-se na imbricação entre a experiência clínica, a teoria e a escrita do caso por meio de uma breve discussão a respeito do momento de figurabilidade como uma construção diacrônica ou como um "pequeno milagre", seguindo a denominação de Jay Greenberg.

This paper starts from a clinical experience. The author's purpose is to think theoretically about what she has both experienced and observed in her sessions with Isabela, a nine-year-old patient. In order to build her theory, the author uses the concept of figurability as it has been proposed by César and Sara Botella, based in Freud's work in "The interpretation of dreams". In this paper, the author establishes connections between clinical experience, theory, and the writing of this clinical case, by discussing the work of figurability as either a diachronic work or a "relational miracle", as it was called by Jay Greenberg.

Este trabajo tiene como punto de partida una experiencia clínica. A partir del relato de una viñeta de sesiones de análisis de Isabela, una niña de nueve años, la autora se propone pensar, desde un punto de vista teórico, lo que ocurrió en la sesión. Para eso, utiliza el concepto de figurabilidad, tal como es concebido por los Botella, a partir de "La Interpretación de los Sueños" de Freud. A continuación, enfoca la imbricación entre la experiencia clínica, la teoría y la escritura del caso a través de una breve discusión sobre el momento de figurabilidad como una construcción a lo largo del tiempo o como un "pequeño milagro", siguiendo la denominación de Jay Greenberg.

Ce travail prend pour point de départ une expérience clinique. Fondée sur une vignette clinique qui présente Isabela, une petite fille de neuf ans, l'auteur cherche à comprendre théoriquement ce qui s'est passé pendant quelques séances. Pour ce faire, on convoquera le concept de figurabilité tel qu'il est développé par le couple Botella, basé sur "L'interprétation des rêves", de Freud. Dans un second temps, on envisagera l'imbrication entre l'expérience clinique, la théorie et l'écriture de ce cas clinique, à la lumière d'une brève discussion concernant le moment de la figurabilité, celle-ci vue comme une construction diachronique ou comme un "petit miracle", selon l'expression de Jay Greenberg.

Aliança com a morte: o pato e a tulipa / Alliance with death: the duck and the tulip / Alianza con la muerte: el pato y el tulipán / Alliance avec la mort: le canard et la tulipe

Este texto visa compreender, a partir da análise literária do livro infantil O pato, a morte e a tulipa, de Wolf Erlbruch, como é possível experimentar a morte, essa que aparece em nossos consultórios, no vivido de nosso dia a dia ou no cotidiano dos pacientes. Após a análise do livro - com base em autores como Antonio Candido e E. M. Forster -, o artigo se volta para o relato clínico de sessões realizadas com uma paciente chamada aqui de Dona Menina. Com quase 100 anos de idade, ela se assemelha, em sua busca por palavrar sobre o inominável da morte, às personagens do livro de Erlbruch. Assim, as reflexões advindas da leitura nos ajudam a compreender a realidade do setting, particularmente os elementos de figurabilidade surgidos nas sessões com Dona Menina. No campo psicanalítico, o artigo se orienta por autores como Freud, Bion e Grotstein, escopo teórico que nos serve tanto para entender a miríade de sentidos do livro quanto para refletir sobre a clínica.

The purpose of this writing is to understand how we can experience death - this death that is present in our clinical practice - either in our vivid everyday life or in our patients' daily routine. The authors start this paper from the literary analysis of the children's book Duck, death, and the tulip, written by Wolf Erlbruch. It is an analysis based on the ideas of authors such as Antonio Candido and E. M. Forster. In a second moment, the authors present a clinical report of sessions with a patient who is herein called Lady Girl. She is almost 100 years-old and she reminds us of characters of Erlbruch's book, because of her attempts to find words for the unnamable side of death. The reflections that result from this reading help us understand the reality of the setting, especially regarding the elements of figurability that arose during the sessions with Lady Girl. In the psychoanalytic field, the paper follows Freud's, Bion's, and Grotstein's works. This theoretical scope enables us to both understand the myriad senses of the book and reflect on the clinical practice.

Este texto intenta comprender, a partir del análisis literario del libro infantil El pato, la muerte y el tulipán, de Wolf Erlbruch, cómo es posible experimentar la muerte, esa que aparece en nuestras consultas, en la parte viva de nuestro día a día o en el cotidiano de los pacientes. Después del análisis del texto de Erlbruch - a partir de autores como Antonio Candido y E. M. Forster -, el artículo se volcará al relato clínico de sesiones realizadas con una paciente llamada aquí de Doña Niña. Con sus casi 100 años, ella se parece, con su búsqueda por palabrear sobre el innominable de la muerte, a los personajes del libro de Erlbruch. Así, las reflexiones provenientes de la lectura nos ayudarán a comprender la realidad del setting, particularmente los elementos de figurabilidad surgidos en las sesiones con Doña Niña. En el campo psicoanalítico, el artículo se orienta a partir de autores como Freud, Bion y Grotstein, utilizados para comprender la multiplicidad de sentidos del libro y para reflexionar sobre la clínica.

Ce texte vise à comprendre, à partir de l'analyse littéraire du livre pour enfants Le canard, la mort et la tulipe de Wolf Erlbruch, comment est-il possible d'éprouver la mort, celle qui apparaît dans nos cliniques, dans l'expressivité de notre jour le jour ou dans la vie quotidienne de nos patients. Après avoir analysé le texte d'Erlbruch - appuyés sur des auteurs comme Antonio Candido ou E. M. Forster -, l'article se tourne vers le récit clinique des séances tenues avec une patiente, appelé ici Mme. La Fille. Elle a presque cent ans et ressemble, avec sa quête pour les mots concernant l'innommable de la mort, aux personnages du livre d'Erlbruch. Ainsi, les réflexions issues de la lecture nous aident à comprendre la réalité du setting, en spécial les éléments de figurabilité nés dans les séances avec Mme. La Fille. Dans le domaine psychanalytique, l'article s'appuie sur des auteurs comme Freud, Bion et Grotstein, une base théorique soit pour comprendre la multiplicité de sens du livre soit pour réfléchir sur la clinique.

Unconscious perception and reverie: an intersubjective connection.

This paper discusses an intriguing topic for psychoanalysis: the concept of unconscious communication. Beginning with the concept of unconscious perception, it moves on to figurability and culminates with reverie. Auxiliary concepts, such as receptive unconscious, intersubjectivtiy, countertransferrence and empathy, are discussed in order to articulate the conceptual network on which theoretical arguments are based.

Figuração e figurabilidade: no início eram as sensações / Figuration and figurability: in the beginning were the sensations

O artigo aborda a relação entre a operação onírica de figuração plástica e a noção de figurabilidade na 11ª Conferência de introdução à psicanálise. Entendida como conversão dos pensamentos latentes do sonho em imagens, a operação supõe uma série de condições de possibilidade que Freud chama figurabilidade. Assim, considera-se, em primeiro lugar, o conceito de regressão e seus pressupostos metapsicológicos. Em segundo lugar, examina-se o papel das sensações e dos seus registros mnêmicos. Por último, indaga-se acerca da explicação freudiana da preeminência do visual sobre os outros tipos de sensações.

This paper examines the relationship between the dreamlike operation of plastic figuration and the notion of figurability in the 11th Conference of Introduction to Psychoanalysis. This operation, conceptualised as the conversion of the latent thoughts of dream into images, presupposes a series of conditions of possibility that Freud calls figurability. In this paper, we begin by discussing the concept of regression and its metapsychological assumptions. We then analyse the role of sensations and their memory registers. Finally, we explore the Freudian explanation of the pre-eminence of the visual over other types of sensations.

Bi-ocularity, the functioning mind of the psychoanalyst.

With the use of clinical material the author discusses the importance of a 'bi-ocular' mode of attentiveness, one pole of which rests on the psychic process of reverie and the other on 'analysing'. This is necessary to foster the development of a psychic space in which experiences which were 'in the shadow' or unrepresented, can come to the fore and be given shape first pictorially and later ideationally. This requires staying with and fostering the ambiguity of the different times and spaces without collapsing them into the clear, logical and explanatory. It requires the psychoanalyst to make space for that which is 'other', other than just apparently here and now, and other than just 'you and me', while maintaining the analytic 'fire' in a situation in which there is 'no model in real life', a place maximally geared to that which is not apparent.

On excess, trauma and helplessness: Repetitions and transformations.

Freud's work establishes a link between an excessive amount of excitation, the infant's experience of helplessness, and trauma. The idea of excess emphasises a quantitative element, not reducible to the field of representation. In this paper I explore the notions of excess and closure in relation to two clinical examples. A patient who lived through experiences of excess and flooding is contrasted with another patient whose experience of excess is expressed through withdrawal. The complex process of elaboration and working through in their analyses takes place by bringing together affect, representation, sensorial and somatic experiences, dreams, associations and enactments as they are gathered and given meaning après coup through analytic work. Two concepts were central to the understanding of what took place in the analyses: excorporation and figurability. The paper emphasizes the place of temporality in creating a triadic space in an analysis as it relates the here and now with the there and then in the work of après-coup. The paper also traces the roots of this modern approach that relates the analyst's work of regression, time, and the creation of a triadic space to Freud's metapsychology.

The first interview: Anxieties and research on initiating psychoanalysis.

A qualitative clinical study of preliminary interviews by the Working Party on Initiating Psychoanalysis (WPIP) of the European Psychoanalytic Federation suggests that the unconscious dynamics in first interviews are extraordinarily powerful and that they give rise to deep unconscious anxieties in both patient and analyst, with the corresponding defences against them. Furthermore, the group dynamics observed in the clinical workshops and in the research team doing the study suggest that both the anxieties and the defences are conveyed to these groups in the form of unelaborated 'session residues' provoking renewed anxieties and defences in them. These findings contribute to our understanding of what goes on in first interviews, but also raise interesting questions about the psychoanalytic research process in psychoanalysis and how confrontation with the unknown is dealt with in that context. Rather than as a means to avoid anxiety, method in clinical research can be seen as a way to help the research group to contain its reactions and to tolerate them until the group finds its way to further elaboration. These points are illustrated with a clinical case drawn from the study.