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Before 1967 [[Lacan]] refers to the one who is "in" [[psychoanalytic treatment]] as the "[[patient]]" ([[Fr]]. ''[[patient]]'') or the "[[subject]]", or uses the technical term [[analysand|''(psych)analysé'']].
However, in 1967, [[Lacan]] introduces the etrm [[analysand|''(psych)analysant'']], based on the [[English]] term '[[analysand|(psycho)analysand]]".<ref>{{Lacan}} 1967. p.18</ref>
[[Lacan]] refers this term befcause, being derived fromt eh gerund, it indicates that the one who lies on the counch is the one who does most of the work.
THis contrasts with the old term [[analysand|''(psych)analysé'']] which, being derived from teh passive participle, suggests either a less active participation in the analytic process, or that the analytic process has finished.
In Lacan's view, the analysand is not 'anaysand' by the anlayst; it is the analysand who analyzes and the task of the analyst is to help him to analyze well.
