REFLEXÕES SOBRE O CONCEITO DE FANTASIA NAS OBRAS DE FREUD E LACAN

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Introduction: the term fantasy is a correspondent of the idea of psychic reality, elaborated in the midst of the circumstances that put the seduction theory in check, and concerns the subject's imaginary life. OBJECTIVE: To identify and present appearances of the term fantasy throughout the psychoanalytic work, more specifically in the writings of Freud and Lacan, and to establish discussions between the classic authors mentioned and other contemporary ones, about the controversies and evolution of the concept. METHODS: The present bibliographical research was constructed in the format of a theoretical essay. The article cuts through the way fantasy as an object of study is developed, based on the different arguments discussed below. RESULTS: In Freud's view, fantasy unfolds in three stages, starting from a present impression, from a dissatisfaction in the present that awakens the subject to his or her unfulfilled desire, the subject searches in the past for some moment when this desire was fulfilled and then creates a scene for the future in which the present dissatisfaction can magically be transformed into a fulfilled desire. As for Lacan, it is related to desire and points, right from the start, to the originary subjection of the subject to the other. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that fantasy can be considered a set of ideas and feelings, ideas where affective memories predominate. The term can also be thought of as an unconscious satisfaction of the libido, of desires, due to its particular character, but it can also be thought of in the sense of lack.