Jahrbuch der Psychoanalyse

This short article is divided into two parts. The first part explains how the concept of ›surprise‹ is understood in theoretical neuroscience today. The second part shows how remarkably closely the modern neuroscientific conception of the brain...

In this article, we offer some reflections on the concept of surprise by questioning its place and role in the practice of analytic processes. After discussing some elements related to the preconditions for surprise to occur in the analytic...

Unconscious perception can only take place between two unconscious minds, as already described by Freud. This gains in significance in the context of a technique that orients itself on the structural model and that emphasizes the analyst’s...

This paper argues that the distinction between the dynamic and the descriptive unconscious is in danger of being lost and indicates some of the practical, clinical consequences of this loss. It does so against the background of Freud’s own...

In further elaboration of her revised drive theory (briefly summarised here), the author develops the economical and structural-theoretical conditions of the unconscious. The focus is on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the two opposing...