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{{Top}}emotion|affect (affect) In Freud's work, the term 'affect' stands in opposition to{{Bottom}}
==Intellect=====Sigmund Freud===In [[Freud]]'s [[work]], the term '"[[affect]]" stands in opposition to the term "[[idea']]". The opposition between the [[affect|affective ]] and the [[affect|intellectual ]] is oneof the oldest themes in [[philosophy]], and made its way into [[Freud]]'s [[vocabulary]] via [[German]] [[psychology]].
of ===Jacques Lacan===For [[Lacan]], however, the opposition between the [[affective]] and the oldest themes [[intellectual]] is not valid in philosophy, and made its way into Freud's vocabularythe [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic field]].
via German psychology<blockquote>"This opposition is one of the most contrary to [[analytic]] [[experience]] and most unenlightening when it comes to [[understanding]] it."<ref>{{S1}} p.274</ref></blockquote>
For Thus, in response to those who accuse [[Lacan]] of [[being]] [[affect|over-intellectual]] and of neglecting the [[role]] of [[affect]], however, the it can be pointed out that this criticism is based on what [[Lacan]] saw as a [[false]] opposition between the affective and the intellec.<ref>[[Lacan]] also argued that criticisms of being over-intellectual were often merely excuses for sloppy [[thinking]]. {{E}} p.171</ref>
tual ====Treatment====[[Psychoanalytic]] [[treatment]] is not valid in based on the [[symbolic]] [[order]], which transcends the opposition between [[affect]] and [[affect|intellect]]. On the one hand, [[psychoanalytic field. 'This opposition ]] experience "is one not that of an affective smoochy-woochy."<ref>{{S1}} p.55</ref> On the mostother hand, nor is [[psychoanalytic]] [[treatment]] an intellectual affair.
contrary to analytic experience and most unenlightening when it comes to<blockquote>"We are not dealing here with an intellectual [[dimension]]."<ref>{{S1}} p.274</ref></blockquote>
understanding it' (Sl====Resistance====The [[Lacan]]ian [[psychoanalyst]] must thus be aware of the ways in which both "affective smoochy-woochy" and intellectualisation can be [[resistance]]s to [[analysis]], 274)[[imaginary]] [[lure]]s of the [[ego]]. [[Anxiety]] is the only [[affect]] that is not [[truth|deceptive]].
Thus, in response ====Separate====[[Lacan]] is opposed to those [[analyst]]s who accuse Lacan of being over-have taken the [[affect]]ive realm as primary, for the [[affect]]ive is not a [[separate]] realm opposed to the [[intellectual and]].
<blockquote>"The affective is not like a special density which would escape an intellectual accounting. It is not to be found in a [[mythical]] beyond of neglecting the role production of affect, it can be pointed out that this criticism is basedthe [[symbol]] which would precede the discursive formulation."<ref>{{S1}} p.57</ref></blockquote>
on what Lacan saw as However, he rejects accusations of neglecting the role of [[affect]], pointing to the fact that a false opposition (Lacan also argued that criticisms [[whole]] year ofthe [[seminar]] is dedicated precisely to discussing [[anxiety]].<ref>{{TV}} p. 38</ref>
being over==Treatment=====Symbolic===[[Lacan]] does not propose a general [[theory]] of [[affect]]s, but only touches on [[them]] insofar as they impinge on [[psychoanalytic treatment]]. He insists on the [[relationship]] of [[affect]] to the [[symbolic]] [[order]]; [[affect]] means that the [[subject]] is affected by his relation with the [[Other]]. He argues that [[affect]]s are not [[signifier]]s but [[signal]]s,<ref>{{S7}} p. 102-intellectual were often merely excuses for sloppy thinking - see E3</ref> and emphasizes [[Freud]]'s [[position]] that [[repression]] does not bear upon the [[affect]] (which can only be transformed or [[displacement|displaced]]) but upon the ideational [[representative]] (which is, in [[Lacan]]'s [[terms]],the [[signifier]]).<ref>{{Ec}} p. 714</ref>
171). Psychoanalytic treatment is based ===Practice===[[Lacan]]'s comments on the symbolic order, which trans-[[concept]] of [[affect]] have important implications in [[clinical]] [[practice]].
cends =====Structure=====Firstly, all the opposition between [[:Category:Concepts|concept]]s in [[psychoanalysis]] which have traditionally been conceived in terms of [[affect and intellect. On ]]s, such as the one hand[[transference]], psycho-must be rethought in terms of their [[symbolic]] [[structure]], if the [[analyst]] is to direct the [[treatment]] correctly.
analytic experience 'is =====Lure=====Secondly, the [[affect]]s are [[lure]]s which can deceive the [[analyst]], and hence the [[analyst]] must be wary of being tricked by his own [[affect]]s. This does not mean that the [[analyst]] must disregard his own feelings for the [[patient]], but simply that he must [[know]] how to make adequate use of an affective smoochy-woochy' (Sl, 55)them. On
=====Truth=====Finally, it follows that the aim of [[psychoanalytic]] [[treatment]] is not the other handreliving of [[past]] experiences, nor is psychoanalytic treatment an intellectual affair; 'we arethe [[abreaction]] of [[affect]], but the articulation in [[speech]] of the [[truth]] [[about]] [[desire]].
====Passion====[[Another]] term in [[Lacan]]'s [[discourse]], related to but distinct from "[[affect]]," is the term "[[passion]]." [[Lacan]] speaks of the "[[three]] fundamental passions": [[love]], [[hate]] and [[ignorance]].<ref>{{S1}} p. 271</ref> This is a reference to Buddhist [[thought]].<ref>{{E}} p. 94</ref> These [[passion]]s are not dealing here with an intellectual dimension' (Sl[[imaginary|imaginary phenomena]], 274)but located at the junctions between the [[order|three order]]s. The Lacanian
psychoanalyst must thus be aware of the ways in which both 'affective==See Also=={{See}}smoochy-woochy' and intellectualisation can be resistances to analysis,* [[Analyst]]* [[Desire]]imaginary lures of the ego. Anxiety is the only affect that is not deceptive.* [[Ego]]|| Lacan is opposed to those analysts who have taken the affective realm as* [[Imaginary]]* [[Love]]primary, for the affective is not a separate realm opposed to the intellectual;* [[Lure]]||'The affective is not like a special density which would escape an intellectual* [[Repression]]* [[Resistance]]accounting. It is not to be found in a mythical beyond of the production of the* [[Signifier]]||symbol which would precede the discursive formulation' (Sl, 57). However,* [[Speech]]* [[Structure]]he rejects accusations of neglecting the role of affect, pointing to the fact that a* [[Symbolic]]||whole year of the seminar is dedicated precisely to discussing anxiety (Lacan,* [[Transference]]* [[Treatment]]1973a: 38).* [[Truth]]  Lacan does not propose a general theory of affects, but only touches on them insofar as they impinge on psychoanalytic treatment. He insists on the relation- ship of affect to the symbolic order; affect means that the subject is affected by his relation with the Other. He argues that affects are not signifiers but signals (S7, 102-3), and emphasises Freud's position that repression does not bear upon the affect (which can only be transformed or displaced) but upon the ideational representative (which is, in Lacan's terms, the signifier) (Ec, 714).  Lacan's comments on the concept of affect have important implications in clinical practice. Firstly, all the concepts in psychoanalysis which have traditionally been conceived in terms of affects, such as the transference, must be rethought in terms of their symbolic structure, if the analyst is to direct the treatment correctly.  Secondly, the affects are lures which can deceive the analyst, and hence the analyst must be wary of being tricked by his own affects. This does not mean  that the analyst must disregard his own feelings for the patient, but simply that  he must know how to make adequate use of them (see COUNTERTRANSFERENCE).  Finally, it follows that the aim of psychoanalytic treatment is not the reliving  of past experiences, nor the abreaction of affect, but the articulation in speech  of the truth about desire.  Another term in Lacan's discourse, related to but distinct from 'affect', is  the term 'passion'. Lacan speaks of the 'three fundamental passions': love,  hate and ignorance (Sl, 271); this is a reference to Buddhist thought (E, 94).  These passions are not imaginary phenomena, but located at the junctions  between the three orders.{{Also}}
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