Exploring the analytic process, the analytic third, and the emergence of meaning from a dyadic perspective
Anatol Eduard Reghintovschi
Although the concept of a two-person psychology as an encompassing perspective is not new, the role of the psychoanalytic dyad, or the analytic third, within the analytic process requires further research. Do analytic dyads (or thirds) create meaning and thus contribute to the process? If so, how can this be observed? Assuming the analytic frame is inhabited by the patient, the analyst, and the analytic couple (which includes the third) as the therapy process unfolds, does this member—the analyt