The object a in the end-of-analysis dreams

This article was devised within the framework of Lacanian psychoanalysis and aims to discuss the theoretical contributions of the depiction of ‘ object a ’ (objet petit a) in end-of-analysis dreams, as well as its relations with the awakening. Conceptual tools of the discipline were used to analyze four theoretical contributions: the proposal of Colette Soler of considering the appearance of object a in some dreams as the insertion point of the drive, which leads to the awakening; the developments of Ricardo Nepomiachi about the oneiric depiction of the object a ’ s emptying; the relationship between the object and the awakening without angst highlighted by Frida Nemirovsky and Fabi án Naparstek; and the notion of index-dreams, postulated by Marcelo Mazzuca, where the object is inserted into an oneiric plot according to associations established between desire and satisfaction in a given moment of the analysis.

Source: Psicologia USP - April 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research