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: In his work Mord – Selbstmord oder die Bildung des Selbstbewußtseins (Murder – Suicide or the Formation of Self-Consciousness), Wolfgang Loch analysed from a primarily philosophical perspective the psychological logic of a suicidal patient who was only by chance unable to carry out his suicide plan. The patient’s central problem was his dependence on an overpowering object (his mother), from which it seemed that murder or suicide were the only possible ways to free himself. It is in this context that I present the analytical psychotherapy of a patient whose inability to come to terms with her own life finally manifested itself in a persistent suicidal tendency from which there seemed to be no way out – any apparent progress in the therapy was nullified by a subsequent negative therapeutic reaction. After my own long and difficult inner process, at which point the idea of ending the treatment became concrete and I was able to talk about it, there emerged a kind of interval space between analysis and non-analysis. At some point after the decision to end treatment was made, she told me about an impulse she had had to murder a woman, which she then rejected in a state of complete shock. Afterwards, her torturous suicidal thoughts and impulses dissolved. My paper is an attempt to understand this experience in terms of the mental space opened up by Loch. Finally, I outline the end of the treatment and her separation from me in terms of her coming into the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Freud claimed that objects are means of satisfying drives (Freud, 1916), a view that was strengthened by object-relation theories, which claims that drives are primarily object-seeking (Fairbairn, 1946). In a recently published paper, I have suggested modifying this assumption. I argue that while drives are consciously directed at objects, they are unconsciously directed solely at characteristics (Saad, 2022). In this paper, I examine the distinction between directing drives at characteristics and directing drives at objects. I then use this distinction to make a distinction between transference relations and real relations. Finally, I show that the characteristic/object distinction might reveal intrapsychic conflicts in which the subject is consciously attracted to an object and unconsciously repulsed by its characteristics (or vice versa), and I examine how these conflicts can be analyzed within the psychoanalytic situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducing an inclusive pilot project as an example, this paper at hand discusses how establishing and implementing inclusive elements and practices in social spaces raises new issues about the importance of theoretical reflection. The pilot project »Kommune Inklusiv« aimed to open up opportunities for participation for people at risk of exclusion in five contrastive social spaces under a broad concept of inclusion. During the course of the project, scientific analyses showed that socio-theoretical perspectives on inclusion were neglected in favour of a process-optimising control logic performed in the project, which proved to have a tangible impact on the success of (sub-)projects. This article therefore advocates to strengthen socio-theoretical perspectives, which can be of critical importance in the successful implementation of inclusive practices and projects. In particular, theoretical aspect of crisis, which according to Oevermann is always inherent in pedagogical action, can contribute to understand inclusion as a (pedagogical) negotiation practice and manifest necessary reflective processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper argues that the distinction between the dynamic and the descriptive unconscious is in danger of being lost and indicates some of the practical, clinical consequences of this loss. It does so against the background of Freud’s own struggles with his radical conception of the dynamic unconscious as ultimately unknown, as they appear in the revisions of The Interpretation of Dreams, invoking Laplanche’s recognition of Freud’s Copernican Revolution and the temptation he felt to make a Ptolemaic Return. It also comments on confusion about whether feelings can be said to be unconscious and the implications of this confusion for clinical practice, especially for our understanding of the concepts of transference and countertransference. An extended analysis of a dream is presented to show the dynamic unconscious in action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The editorial of the journal "Disability Education" discusses the current developments in Germany regarding the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Despite noticeable progress, there are still many problems with the inclusion of people with disabilities. The Federal Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the German Institute for Human Rights have now presented a paper with key demands that relate to various areas such as accessibility, education, protection against violence, employment, and housing. It remains to be seen whether these demands will be implemented. [Extracted from the article]