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,
Drives: Life and Death
The concepts of life drive and death drive are among the most provocative and debated in psychoanalytic theory. Introduced by Freud in his later work, they propose that two fundamental
Attachment Theory
Attachment theory, developed by British psychiatrist John Bowlby and expanded by American psychologist Mary Ainsworth, represents one of the most influential frameworks for understanding human emotional development and relationships. Originally
Object Relations Theory
Object relations theory is a psychoanalytic perspective that studies how the mind is formed through relationships with significant others. The word “object” does not mean an inanimate thing. It refers
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
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,
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
Schools and Traditions
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
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.
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