Jofré L. Two Phases in the Intervention of Melanie Klein.
THE PSYCHOANALYTIC QUARTERLY 2023;
92:289-308. [PMID:
37616558 DOI:
10.1080/00332828.2023.2237500]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
In 1930, Melanie Klein published an article presenting the case of Dick. Within the framework of the psychoanalytic technique adapted to the clinical treatment of autism, this article contributes elements to a question posed by many psychoanalysts: why did Klein's interventions affect Dick? To that end, Klein's first intervention is divided into two phases: a first naming phase, consented to by Dick; and a second interpretation phase, triggering detachment from the object, anxiety, and stereotypy. The proposal is to understand the emergence of anxiety in the relationship that the second-phase interpretation has with the first phase of naming.
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