Psychoanalysis.  2023 Jan;34(1):10-16. 10.18529/psychoanal.2023.34.1.10.

Preliminary Paper for the Study on Quantum Listening

• Yang JS
• Lee CH

• KMID: 2539309
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18529/psychoanal.2023.34.1.10

Abstract

From many years, studies on psychoanalysis were built within a Newtonian framework. Today, with updated contemporary knowledge about quantum physics, we have the opportunity to bring a deeper appreciation to the study of psychoanalysis. Based on the contemporary development of quantum mechanics, I sought to demonstrate how these developments are compatible with psychoanalytic psychotherapy. By illustrating the supervised psychotherapy case below, I sketch a line of thought about a quantum-like modeling in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, specifically in the psychoanalytic listening. Finally, I have proposed ‘Quan-tum Listening’ eventually transmitting this quantum-like perspective of psychoanalytic listening to the rest of the psychoanalyst community and psychiatrist society in general. Through this paper, I hope to demonstrate how quantum physics is applicable to psychoanalysis. Although it is hard to know how much credence is given to the concept ‘Quantum Listening’, it does add motiva-tion for a more comprehensive understanding of psychoanalytic listening. This short and basic paper is a preliminary to ‘Quantum Listening’ and further research will be carried out afterwards.

Keyword

Psychoanalysis; Quantum theory; Quantum listening; Quantum psychoanalysis