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No. 1 (2025): Snodi dell’infanzia: Tempi del soggetto, Tempi della cura

Introduction. Direct observation

  • Paola Cecchetti
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/gruoa1-2025oa23407
Submitted
luglio 31, 2026
Published
2026-09-21

Abstract

This paper provides a methodological framework for understanding contributions
based on direct observation in psychoanalytic settings. Drawing on the training
experience of interns involved in group contexts, the observational method is described
through its three main phases: observation, writing, and group discussion.
The author highlights the value of observation as a practice of listening and suspension
of judgment, emphasizing the role of frustration and silence as key elements of
the process. The reflection is situated within the broader context of contemporary
transformations of the family and emerging psychic configurations