==Various formulations=={{Top}}fin d'[[Lacananalyse]] conceives of the [[end of analysis]] in various ways.{{Bottom}}
==Sigmund Freud==In ''[[LacanAnalysis Terminable and Interminable]] describes the '', [[Freud]] asks:<blockquote>"Is there such a [[thing]] as a [[natural]] end of to an analysis?"<ref>{{F}} ''[[Sigmund Freud:Bibliography|Analysis Terminable and Interminable]]'', 1937. [[SE]] in various waysXXIII p.219</ref></blockquote>
:1. In the early 1950s, ==Jacques Lacan==[[Lacan]] describes the 's answer is that [[end of analysispsychoanalytic treatment]] as "the advent of is a true [[speechprogress|logical process]] with a beginning and an end-point, designated as the realization by the "[[subject]] end of his [[historyanalysis]]" -- that is, as coming to terms with one's own [[death|mortality]].<ref>{{E}} p.88</ref>
:<blockquote>"===Aim===The [[subjectend of analysis|''end'' of analysis]] ... begins must be distinguished from the ''[[End of analysis by speaking about himself without speaking to you, or by speaking to you without speaking about himself. When he can speak to you about himself, the analysis will be over."<ref>{{Ec}} p.373, n|aim]]'' of [[psychoanalytic treatment]]. 1</ref></blockquote>
:2. In 1960, The [[Lacanend of analysis|aim]] of [[treatment]] describes is to lead the [[end of analysisanalysand]] as a state of to articulate the '''[[anxietytruth]] and ''' [[anxiety|abandonmentabout]] -- that is, as a state of his or her [[helplessnessdesire]].
:3. In 1964, While not all [[Lacantreatment|analyses]] describes the are carried through to their [[end of analysisprogress|conclusion]] as the point when the , any [[analysandtreatment|analysis]] "traverses the radical -- however incomplete -- may be regarded as successful when it achieves this [[fantasyend of analysis|aim]]."<ref>{{S11}} p.273</ref>
:4. In The question of the final decade [[end of his teaching, analysis]] is therefore something more than whether a [[Lacantreatment|course]] describes of [[treatment|analytic treatment]] has or has not achieved its aim; it is a question of whether or not the [[end of analysistreatment]] as an "has reached its [[identificationlogical]] with the ''[[sinthomeEnd of analysis|end-point]]''."
===Definition===
[[Lacan]] conceives of this [[End of analysis|end-point]] in various ways.
:1. In the early 1950s, [[Lacan]] describes the [[end of analysis]] as "the advent of a [[true]] [[speech]] and the realization by the [[subject]] of his [[history]]" -- that is, as coming to [[terms]] with one's own [[death|mortality]].<ref>{{E}} p. 88</ref>
==Subjective Destitution==:<blockquote>"The [[subject]] ... begins the analysis by [[speaking]] about himself without speaking to you, or by speaking to you without speaking about himself. When he can [[speak]] to you about himself, the analysis will be over."<ref>{{Ec}} p. 373, n. 1</ref></blockquote>
The :2. In 1960, [[Lacan]] describes the [[end of analysis]] involves two fundamental changes in the respective subjective positions as a [[state]] of [[anxiety]] and [[anxiety|abandonment]] -- that is, as a state of [[helplessness]].
* :3. In 1964, [[Lacan]] describes the [[analysandend of analysis]] -- as the point when the "[[subjective destitutionanalysand]]" of traverses the radical [[analysandfantasy]]."<ref>{{S11}} p. 273</ref>
* :4. In the final decade of his teaching, [[analystLacan]] -- describes the "[[loss end of beinganalysis]]as an " ([[Fridentification]]. with the ''[[désêtresinthome]]'') of the [[analyst]]."
The [[analyst]] is reduced -- from the position ====Position of Analysand and Analyst====In general, the [[subject-supposed-to-know]] -- to a mere [[surplus]], a [[objet petit aend of analysis]], involves two fundamental changes in the respective [[causediscourse|subjective positions]] of the [[analysand]]'s [[desire]].
* the [[analysand]] -- the "[[subjective destitution]]" of the [[analysand]], and
==Passage from Analysand to Analyst==* the [[analyst]] -- the "[[loss of being]]" ([[French]]: ''[[désêtre]]'') of the [[analyst]].
For The [[Lacananalyst]], is reduced -- from the [[end of analysisdiscourse|position]] is also of the passage from [[analysandsubject-supposed-to-know]] -- to a mere [[analystsurplus]], a [[objet petit a]] -- for all , the [[psychoanalystscause]] must undergo of the [[analytic treatmentanalysand]] from beginning to end before being allowed to practice as 's [[analystsdesire]].
Since ====Passage from Analysand to Analyst====For [[Lacan]] argues that , the [[end of analysis]] is also the passage from [[analysand]] to [[analyst]] -- for all [[psychoanalysts]] should have experienced the process of must undergo [[analytic treatment]] from beginning to end, the before [[end of analysisbeing]] is also the passage from allowed to [[analysandpractice]] to as [[analystanalysts]].
<blockquote>"The true termination Since [[Lacan]] argues that all [[psychoanalysts]] should have experienced the [[process]] of [[analytic treatment]] from beginning to end, the [[end of an analysis" ]] is therefore no more and no less than that which "prepares you also the passage from [[analysand]] to become an [[analyst]]."<ref>{{S7}} p.303</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"The true termination of an analysis" is therefore no more and no less than that which "prepares you to become an analyst."<ref>{{S7}} p. 303</ref></blockquote>
===Misconceptions===
====Identification with the Analyst====
[[Lacan]] criticizes those [[psychoanalysts]] who describe the [[end of analysis]] in terms of [[identification]] with the [[analyst]].
For [[Lacan]], it is not only possible, but necessary to go beyond [[identification]], for otherwise it is not [[psychoanalysis]] but [[suggestion]] -- which is the antithesis of [[psychoanalysis]].
==Beyond identification with the analyst==Transference====[[Lacan]] also criticizes those [[psychoanalysts]] who describe the [[end of analysis]] in terms of "liquidation" of the [[transference]].
For [[Lacan]] criticizes those , this erroneous view is based on a misunderstanding of [[psychoanalyststransference]] who describe the [[end of analysis]] in terms -- as a kind of [[identificationillusion]] with which can be transcended -- which overlooks the [[analystsymbolic]]. For [[Lacannature]], it is not only possible, but necessary to go beyond of [[identificationtransference]], for otherwise it is not -- as an essential [[psychoanalysisstructure]] but [[suggestion]] -- which is the antithesis of [[psychoanalysisspeech]].
Although [[analytic treatment]] does involve the [[resolution]] of the [[particular]] ''[[transference|transference relationship]]'' established with the [[analyst]], [[transference]] itself still subsists after the [[end of analysis]].
====Other Misconceptions====
The [[end of analysis]] does not involve:
* the strengthening the [[ego]]
* the [[adaptation]] to [[reality]]
* the [[disappearance]] of the [[symptom]]
* the [[cure]] of an underlying disease (e.g.''[[neurosis]]'')
==Transference==For [[Lacan]], [[analysis]] is not essentially a [[treatment|therapeutic process]] but rather a [[search]] for [[truth]] -- and the [[truth]] is not always beneficial.<ref>{{S17}} p. 122</ref>
==See Also=={{See}}* [[LacanAnalysand]] also criticizes those * [[psychoanalystsAnalyst]] who describe the ||* [[end of analysisFantasy]] in terms of "liquidation" of the * [[transferenceSinthome]].||* [[Speech]]* [[Subject]]||* [[Symptom]]* [[Transference]]{{Also}}
For ==References==<div style="font-size:11px" class="references-small"><references/></div>[[LacanCategory:Psychoanalysis]], this erroneous view is based on a misunderstanding of [[transferenceCategory:Jacques Lacan]] -- as a kind of illusion which can be transcended -- which overlooks the [[symbolicCategory:Dictionary]] nature of [[transferenceCategory:Treatment]] -- as an essential [[structureCategory:Concepts]] of [[speechCategory:Terms]].{{OK}}
Although [[analytic treatment]] does involve the resolution of the particular ''[[transference|transference relationship]]'' established with the [[analyst]], [[transference]] itself still subsists after the [[end of analysis]].__NOTOC__
