ABSTRACT
In Chapter 14, authors Altmann de Litvan, Bernardi and Fitzpatrick-Hanly discuss in which way the Three-Level Model (3-LM) can be considered a research tool. The 3-LM improves the analyst’s insight on changes and no changes in patients during long-term analysis. The 3-LM is a method that improves clinical observations, improves reliability and validity of concepts, and offers clarity regarding inferential processes and interpretations. It has a set of specific questions which enable to study a clinical material from three complementary perspectives that in the end offer a clear understanding of a process and the benefits of the patient along it. The authors understand that this model is a useful tool for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic training and, probably, one of the best tools designed with the object of our study in mind. The 3-LM seeks to answer the following main analytical questions: Did the patient change along the analytical process? In which areas did the patient change and which aspects did not change?
