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The Borromean clinic is a model of psychoanalytic practice advanced in the late work of Jacques Lacan. It takes its name from the Borromean knot.

The Lacanian model describes the 3 rings that make up that knot at the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real. The interconnectedness of all 3 is crucial to perceiving reality accurately, and cutting the ties of a single ring causes the others to also become disconnected, resulting in a disturbed perception of reality and possibly psychosis.[1]

In 1975, Jacques Lacan added a fourth ring to his theory which the conclusion that the fourth ring was responsible for locking up the psyche.[1] Jacques was also a strong believer in Sigmund Freud's work and was heavily influenced by Freud's original work in psychoanalytic theory.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "What is the Borromean knot?". Life Persona. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ Yansori, Ali. "Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis" (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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