Joseph Fernando
Biographic Data
| ID | 4487207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Fernando |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Fernando |
| SIGNATURE | FERNANDO J |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7320-4923 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Trials and Regressions of Writing
Psychoanalytic Understanding of Trauma
The processes of defense
On the Connection between Physical Defects and The Character Type of the “Exception”
A clinical and theoretical study is presented of the effects of physical defects on character structure, especially on its narcissistic aspects. The basic thesis of this paper is that there are two differentiable responses to awareness of a physical disability: various forms of denial, and a clinging to narcissistic overgratifications as a compensation for negative feelings about the self. The first response, of overusing denial, is universal, an…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
On the Connection between Physical Defects and The Character Type of the “Exception”
A clinical and theoretical study is presented of the effects of physical defects on character structure, especially on its narcissistic aspects. The basic thesis of this paper is that there are two differentiable responses to awareness of a physical disability: various forms of denial, and a clinging to narcissistic overgratifications as a compensation for negative feelings about the self. The first response, of overusing denial, is universal, an…
The processes of defense
Psychoanalytic Understanding of Trauma
The Trials and Regressions of Writing
Psychology (4 works) · Denial (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Abandonment (legal (1 work) · Artistic and Creative Research (1 work) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 work)