AIMS
Pronunciation: AYMS
Also written as: AIMS — Association for the Integration of Mind-Soma
Association for the Integration of Mind-Soma, focusing on psychosomatic approaches in psychoanalysis.
Full Definition
AIMS (Association for the Integration of Mind-Soma) is a professional organization dedicated to advancing psychoanalytic understanding of psychosomatic phenomena and the integration of bodily experience in analytic treatment. The organization promotes research and clinical practice that bridges the traditional mind-body split in psychoanalytic thinking. AIMS members explore how unconscious conflicts manifest in somatic symptoms and how attention to bodily experience can deepen analytic work. The association publishes research on psychosomatics and offers training in body-mind integration approaches.
Usage
Usage note: Distinguish from other psychoanalytic organizations by focus on psychosomatic integration.
In Context
- "The AIMS conference featured presentations on trauma's impact on embodied experience in analysis." — Professional development announcement
- "Her AIMS training helped the analyst recognize how the patient's chronic pain related to unprocessed grief." — Case study