Variations on the concept of traumatism

Traumatism, traumatic, trauma

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8971082
AutoresThierry Bokanowski (48, rue des Francs‐BourgeoisF‐75003 ParisFrance, autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen86
Número2
Páginas251-265
Fecha de publicación2005-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1516/pplt-h9dr-dw3a-x1xu
PMID16089190
OpenAlexW2077854643
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas1

In this paper, the author outlines Freud's fundamental hypotheses concerning the concept of traumatism, then goes on to differentiate three notions (French being a particularly apposite language for such a venture): 'traumatism', 'traumatic' (in a substantive sense) and 'trauma'. These three terms correspond to the three turning points in Freud's theory with respect to the concept of traumatism (1895-97, 1920, 1938). The author evokes also the developments that are due to Ferenczi, particularly in his later writings (1928-33), where he defined and discussed the question of 'trauma' in contemporary clinical practice; the author goes on to explore the different variations on this theme as regards mental functioning. He then defines, from a metapsychological point of view, the differences between 'traumatisms' that have been 'worked over by secondary processes', organised and governed by the pleasure-unpleasure principle ('traumatism') and 'early' or 'primary traumatisms', which interfere with the process of binding the instinctual drives ('trauma'); states of mind influenced by a traumatic imprint ('traumatic') are looked upon as belonging to both categories of the above mentioned traumatisms. The author illustrates his hypotheses with a clinical example

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