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
Depressive and Schizo-Paranoid Position
Depressive and Schizo-Paranoid PositionsThe concepts of the depressive position and the schizo-paranoid position are among Melanie Klein's most significant contributions to psychoanalytic theory. They describe two fundamental psychic organizations or
Envy and Gratitude
Envy and GratitudeEnvy and gratitude are two fundamental emotional responses that occupy opposing positions in psychoanalytic theory. Envy arises from the awareness of lacking something desired in another; gratitude arises
Archetypes
ArchetypesArchetypes are the fundamental building blocks of the psyche according to Jungian analytical psychology. They are universal, inherited patterns of thought and feeling that manifest in images and motifs recurring
Collective Unconscious
Collective UnconsciousThe collective unconscious is a concept introduced by Carl Jung to describe a layer of the unconscious that is not derived from personal experience but is inherited from the
Analysts and Authors
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis and one of the most influential thinkers in the modern history of the mind. His work reorganized discussions of memory, sexuality, dreams, symptoms,
Melanie Klein
Melanie Klein was one of the most important psychoanalysts of the twentieth century and a decisive figure in the development of object relations theory. Her work transformed the understanding of
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst whose rereading of Freud reshaped psychoanalysis in the twentieth century. His work connected psychoanalysis to linguistics, philosophy, structuralism, and questions of subjectivity, desire, and
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.
Freudian Tradition
The Freudian tradition refers to the broad body of psychoanalytic work that remains closely aligned with the concepts, methods, and institutional inheritance of Sigmund Freud. It is not a single
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