Linda Johanne Rolfsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4141417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Johanne Rolfsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda Johanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Rolfsen |
| SIGNATURE | ROLFSEN L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Psychoanalytical Society, Norsk Psykoanalytisk Institutt, Oslo, Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Listening to the unspoken
Françoise Dolto (1908–1988) played a crucial role in advancing child psychoanalysis in France, yet her pioneering contributions remain less recognised outside French-speaking regions. This article examines Dolto’s key theoretical concepts, the unconscious body image and the symbolic significance of castration, suggesting that her work extends and adds something new to Lacan’s mirror stage and to Freud’s understanding of castration and narcissism.…
I felt a funeral, in my brain
This paper seeks to describe how a three-year-old boy ́s infantile trauma was actualized in the transference and recounts the work required to contain his primitive infantile states. The author explores the self-protective and communicative function of the child’s adhesive and omnipotent behaviour and the appearance of somatic reactions in the sessions. Somatic symptoms were linked to raw, abrupt, and hostile feelings in the child towards the ana…
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I felt a funeral, in my brain
This paper seeks to describe how a three-year-old boy ́s infantile trauma was actualized in the transference and recounts the work required to contain his primitive infantile states. The author explores the self-protective and communicative function of the child’s adhesive and omnipotent behaviour and the appearance of somatic reactions in the sessions. Somatic symptoms were linked to raw, abrupt, and hostile feelings in the child towards the ana…
Listening to the unspoken
Françoise Dolto (1908–1988) played a crucial role in advancing child psychoanalysis in France, yet her pioneering contributions remain less recognised outside French-speaking regions. This article examines Dolto’s key theoretical concepts, the unconscious body image and the symbolic significance of castration, suggesting that her work extends and adds something new to Lacan’s mirror stage and to Freud’s understanding of castration and narcissism.…
Active listening (1 work) · Appreciative listening (1 work) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (1 work) · French Literature and Poetry (1 work) · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (1 work) · North African History and Literature (1 work) · Psychoanalysis (1 work) · Psychology (1 work) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (1 work) · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications (1 work)