Searching for representation: psychoanalysis and the construction process

The objective of this paper is to present the technical modifications resulted from psychoanalytic theory advances departing from analytical field concept and Bion's contributions, particularly the impact caused by the consideration of projective identification as a communication. We point out the importance of the representation construction of what remains as brutal strength in the psyche, which in general are primitive or pre-verbal aspects; therefore, sensory. Such considerations have been followed by progressive valorization of the analyst's intuitive acuteness and his/her emotion captivation instrument, particularly related to the most primitive states of the mind.

psychoanalysis; construction; representation; non-representation