Psychoanalysis Wiki
Psychoanalysis Wiki is a new English-language reference site built for global readers. It presents original articles on foundational concepts, leading analysts, and major schools in a clear, research-oriented layout inspired by classic encyclopedic publishing.
The project is designed for students, clinicians, and curious readers who want a fast path into the vocabulary and history of psychoanalysis without losing depth, context, or readability.
Core Concepts
Oedipus Complex
The Oedipus complex is one of the most famous and contested concepts in psychoanalysis. Named after the Greek myth of Oedipus, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother,
Free Association
Free association is the foundational clinical method of psychoanalysis. It requires the patient to speak aloud whatever comes to mind, without censorship, selection, or logical rearrangement. The analyst listens for
Narcissism
Narcissism denotes a complex configuration of psychic life in which the self becomes the central object of investment. The term originates from the Greek myth of Narcissus, the youth who
Countertransference
Countertransference designates the totality of the analyst's emotional reactions to the patient during treatment. Originally conceived as an obstacle to effective analysis, the concept has undergone a fundamental revaluation in
Analysts and Authors
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, one of the major schools of psychoanalytic theory. Jung's work has had a profound impact on
Donald Winnicott
Donald Woods Winnicott (1896-1971) was a British pediatrician and psychoanalyst whose work fundamentally transformed our understanding of child development, mother-infant relationships, and the nature of psychological health. Though he never
Wilfred Bion
Wilfred Ruprecht Bion (1897-1979) was a British psychoanalyst whose original contributions transformed psychoanalytic understanding of psychotic states, group dynamics, and the nature of thought itself. Working at the Tavistock Clinic
Erik Erikson
Erik Homburger Erikson (1902-1994) was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst best known for his theory of psychosocial development. Growing up with his mother and a series of stepfathers after
Schools and Traditions
Freud Academy
Freud Academy is the principal school of the American Society of Freudian Psychoanalysis and its main educational institution for the teaching and transmission of classical Freudian psychoanalysis.
American Society of Freudian Psychoanalysis
The American Society of Freudian Psychoanalysis (ASFP) is an international psychoanalytic institution dedicated to the study, preservation, and transmission of classical Freudian theory and its subsequent developments.
Lacanian Orientation
The Lacanian orientation is a psychoanalytic current grounded in the teaching of Jacques Lacan and in the schools that developed around his rereading of Freud. It is not merely a
Kleinian School
The Kleinian school is a major psychoanalytic tradition built around the theories and clinical innovations associated with Melanie Klein and the analysts who developed her work. It is one of