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psychology (psychologie) In his pre-1950 writings, Lacan sees psychoanalysis and psychology as parallel disciplines which can cross-fertilise each other. Although he is very critical of the conceptual inadequacies of associationist psychology, Lacan argues that psychoanalysis can help to build an 'authentic psychology' free from such errors by providing it with truly scientific concepts such as the IMAGo and the COMPLEx (Lacan, 1936).

makes Although he is very critical of the conceptual inadequacies of such comparisonsassociationist psychology, it is clear Lacan argues that Lacanpsychoanalysis can help to build an 'authentic psychology's discussions of free from such errors by providing it with truly scientific concepts such as the [[Psychosisimago]] are among and the most significant and original aspects of his work[[complex]].<ref>[[Lacan, Jacques]].1936</ref>

makes of such comparisons, it is clear that Lacan's most detailed discussion discussions of [[Psychosis]] appears in are among the most significant and original aspects of his seminar ofwork.

to be the main tenets Lacan's most detailed discussion of the Lacanian approach tO MADNESs. [[Psychosis]] is definedappears in his seminar of 1955-6, entitled simply The Pychoses.

as one It is here that he expounds what come to be the main tenets of the three clinical Lacanian approach to [[Structuremadness]]S, one of which is defmed by the operation.

[[Psychosis]] is defined as one of FORECLOSURE. In this operationthe three clinical [[Structure]]s, one of which is defmed by the NAME-OF-THE-FATHER is not integrated inoperation of [[foreclosure]].

In this operation, the [[Name-of-the-Father]] is not integrated in the [[Symbolic]] universe of the psychotic (it is 'foreclosed'), with the result that ahole is left in the [[Symbolic]] order.

To speak of a hole is left in the [[Symbolic]] order. To speak of a hole is not to say that the psychotic does not have an unconscious: on the contrary, in the [[Symbolicpsychosis]] order "the unconscious ispresent but not functioning."<ref>{{S3}} p.208</ref>

not to say that The [[psychotic]] [[structure]] thus results from a certain malfunction of the psychotic does not have an unconscious: on [[Oedipus]] [[complex]], a lack in the contrarypaternal function; more specifically, in[[psychosis]] the [[paternal function]] is reduced to the image of the father (the [[symbolic]] is reduced to the [[imaginary]]).

In [[Lacanian]] [[psychoanalysis]] it is important to distinguish between [[Psychosis]] 'the unconscious , which is present but not functioning' (S3a [[clinical]] [[structure]], 208)and [[psychotic]] phenomena such as [[delusion]]s and[[hallucination]]s. The

Two conditions are required for psychotic phenomena to emerge: the subject must have a psychotic structure thus results from a certain malfunction , and the Name-of -the-Father must be "called into [[Symbolic]] opposition to the Oedipussubject."<ref>{{E}} p.217</ref>

complexIn the absence of the first condition, a lack in no confrontation with the paternal functionsignifier will ever lead to psychotic phenomena; more specificallya neurotic can never 'become psychotic."<ref>(see S3, in [[Psychosis]] the15</ref>

paternal function is reduced to the image of the father (the [[Symbolic]] is reduced  to the [[Imaginary]]).  In Lacanian psychoanalysis it is important to distinguish between [[Psychosis]],  which is a clinical structure, and psychotic phenomena such aS [[DELUSIONS]] and  HALLUCINATIONS. Two conditions are required for psychotic phenomena to  emerge: the subject must have a psychotic structure, and the Name-of-the-  Father must be 'called into [[Symbolic]] opposition to the subject' (E, 217). In the  absence of the first condition, no confrontation with the paternal signifier will  ever lead to psychotic phenomena; a neurotic can never 'become psychotic'  (see S3, 15). In the absence of the second condition, the psychotic structure