ORIGINALBEITRÄGE. Die Bedeutung des Unbewussten: Konzepte der psychodynamischen Musiktherapie

Both psychodynamic thinking and psychodynamic music therapy assume that the unconscious has a significant influence on human feelings, thoughts and actions. One aim of psychodynamic music therapy is to use music as a medium to make unconscious aspects of the patient accessible and understandable. In recent years, music therapy concepts of the unconscious have expanded considerably. The references have become more diverse, but also more ambiguous. This gave rise to the research question of what understanding of the unconscious can be found in newer music therapy concepts. To this end, a literature review was conducted, references to newer psychodynamic concepts of the unconscious were examined, and the dynamics of the unconscious were traced in a music therapy case study. It was found that the understanding of the unconscious varies greatly, but that in connection with music, the unconscious is accorded great importance in all concepts. The case study analysis showed how working with the unconscious can be differentiated according to newer concepts. The discrepancy between the high importance attached to the unconscious and the often unclear use of the term is discussed.