Abstract
This article aims to discuss the type of research that uses the psychoanalytic method. Therefore, a systematic process for its implementation is presented, starting from the theoretical, technical and ethical elements that allow the attention to the key elements of Psychoanalysis. Thus, the article explores the possibility of an effective application of the psychoanalytic research method in an academic setting from the development proposal of clinical facts. The stages of construction process of the clinical facts already indicate the theoretical foundations on which these are sustained, marking the difference between a clinical description and a case study. Taking as starting point the use of psychoanalysis as a method of investigation of human phenomena, the clinical facts – constituted from the analytic experience of the psychoanalyst researcher – evoke the dichotomy of the analytical field. The relevance of the researches conducted with the psychoanalytic method is enhanced by the statement that, through them, it is evident how vital are the psychoanalytic listening and investigative approaches. In this sense, this article provides elements that strongly aim to stimulate research in psychoanalysis, considering it a relevant way to continue working and expanding the Freudian legacy.
Research; Methodology; Psychoanalysis; Clinical Facts