Weiss J
Int J Psychoanal. 1988;69 ( Pt 1):87-95.
Three research studies were designed to test the explanatory powers of two broad psychoanalytic hypotheses about the nature of unconscious mental functionings. Both hypotheses bear directly on the psychoanalytic theory of therapy. The first, the Dynamic hypothesis, assumes that unconscious mental life is determined by the dynamic interactions of unconscious forces that take place in accordance with the pleasure principle beyond the patient's control. The second, the Unconscious Control hypothesis, while not excluding unconscious dynamic interactions, assumes that the patient unconsciously may use his higher mental functions and that he exerts a certain degree of control over his unconscious mental life. He uses this control to develop goals, to test the therapist (and at the same time his pathogenic beliefs), and to regulate the coming forth of repressed mental contents, bringing them forth when he unconsciously decides that he could safely experience them. The studies demonstrate that quantitative, reliable research methods can be used to test basic psychoanalytic hypotheses about the nature of unconscious mental functioning. The findings are compatible with the Unconscious Control hypothesis as described above.
三项研究旨在检验关于无意识心理功能本质的两种广义精神分析假设的解释力。这两种假设都与精神分析治疗理论直接相关。第一种是动态假设，它假定无意识心理生活是由无意识力量的动态相互作用所决定的，这些相互作用按照快乐原则发生，超出了患者的控制范围。第二种是无意识控制假设，虽然不排除无意识动态相互作用，但假定患者可能无意识地运用其高级心理功能，并且对其无意识心理生活施加一定程度的控制。他利用这种控制来制定目标、考验治疗师（同时也是他的致病信念），并调节被压抑心理内容的浮现，当他无意识地认为自己能够安全体验这些内容时，就将它们呈现出来。这些研究表明，定量、可靠的研究方法可用于检验关于无意识心理功能本质的基本精神分析假设。研究结果与上述无意识控制假设相符。
