ABSTRACT

This paper addresses three dimensions that contribute to the constructions of the infantile, as they inform different psychoanalytic perspectives: the infantile body; the infantile mind; and the infantile psyche. Brief reviews of our current knowledge of the infant's physical state and earliest mention, derived from observational and experimental methodologies are presented; raising the question whether psychoanalysts should incorporate such knowledge or rely solely on clinical data. Further, the sources in Freudian texts that legitimate reconstructions of the infantile psyche are examined, while also noting theorists who have chosen alternate approaches. The paper concludes with the assertion that the dimensions which are determined as most germane to a psychoanalyst's construction of the infantile will depend ultimately upon their usefulness in establishing intersubjectivity with patients in clinical practice.

摘要

本文探讨了有助于婴儿期建构的三个维度，因为它们告知不同的精神分析观点：婴儿期的身体；幼稚的心灵；和婴儿的心理。简要回顾了我们目前对婴儿身体状态的了解以及最早提及的来自观察和实验方法的知识；提出了一个问题，精神分析师是应该结合这些知识还是仅仅依靠临床数据。此外，还检查了弗洛伊德文本中关于婴儿心理重建合法性的来源，同时也注意到了选择替代方法的理论家。该论文最后断言，被确定为与精神分析师最密切相关的维度”