What develops in adulthood? More specifically, what develops in adult analysis, not just in terms of thwarted childhood capacities, not just through accrued experience, but even more fundamentally in terms of abilities or structures not possible until the present moment? In this paper, I posit narrative capacity—the capacity to organize conflictual aspects of self and other in a temporary causal-motivational sequence—as a core feature of what develops in the clinical encounter between the analyst and adult patient. It develops, as I demonstrate, through play with narrative fragments, contrasts, and integrations in the analytic field. I present a clinical process note to show how these elements texture and problematize one another. A successful analysis leads not to any one life story but to the more basic ability to weave and unweave our stories.

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叙事能力

成年后有什么发展？更具体地说，成人分析中发展了什么，不仅仅是在童年能力受挫方面，不仅仅是通过积累的经验，更根本的是在目前为止不可能的能力或结构方面？在本文中，我将叙事能力——以暂时的因果动机序列组织自我和他人的冲突方面的能力——作为分析师和成年患者之间临床遭遇中发展的核心特征。正如我所展示的，它是通过分析领域中的叙事片段、对比和整合而发展的。我提出了一份临床过程说明，以展示这些元素如何相互关联和产生问题。一次成功的分析不会带来任何一个人生故事，而是会带来编织和解开我们的故事的更基本的能力。