An analysis of Dora’s case in the light of Lacan’s four discourses

Abstract:

This article analyzes parts of Dora’s case, by Freud, based on Lacan’s four discourses. We present some concepts from psychoanalysis that form the four discourses theory, and develop each one of Lacan’s matemas. In Dora’s case, we analyze some of the episodes Freud described, as well as other authors’ theoretical contributions on the subject. The study concludes that it is possible to understand the clinical cases from other perspectives when based on the notion of the four discourses theory, since it leads to the ways the subject relates to the Other in social interactions.

Keywords:
Psychoanalysis; Lacan’s Four Discourses; Dora’s Case