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Although not all [[analyses]] are carried through to their conclusion, [[analytic treatment]] is a logical process which has an end, and [[Lacan]] designates this end-point by the term "[[end of analysis]]" ([[Fr]]. ''[[fin d'analyse]]'').
 
Although not all [[analyses]] are carried through to their conclusion, [[analytic treatment]] is a logical process which has an end, and [[Lacan]] designates this end-point by the term "[[end of analysis]]" ([[Fr]]. ''[[fin d'analyse]]'').
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The [[End of analysis|aim of psychoanalytic treatment]]

Revision as of 20:17, 7 August 2006

Sigmund Freud

In Analysis Terminable and Interminable, Freud asks:

Is there such a thing as a natural end to an analysis?[1]

Jacques Lacan

According to Lacan, it is indeed possible to speak of concluding an analysis.

Lacan answers that it is indeed possible to speak of concluding an analysis.


Although not all analyses are carried through to their conclusion, analytic treatment is a logical process which has an end, and Lacan designates this end-point by the term "end of analysis" (Fr. fin d'analyse).






The aim of psychoanalytic treatment

The aim of psychoanalytic treatment