Psychic retreat to the body in the face of annihilation anxiety
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20480946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ioannis Vartzopoulos (North-West State Technical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-52 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Forum of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0803-706X • E-ISSN: 1651-2324 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0803706x.2011.609837 |
| OpenAlex | W2335507727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper aims to present the body as a possible psychic retreat in the face of annihilation anxiety. The sensations produced on the body seem to be a preferable place of psychic retreat in the patient's efforts to assuage her tormented intrapsychic reality. In such cases, unconscious phantasies are experienced mostly on the bodily level because of their intensity and primitive nature. Accordingly, self- and object representations tend to reside in the body and are accessible via the body. In this regard, bodily sensations offer a sense of continuity and cohesion, and allow for the further psychic elaboration of the unconscious conflicts
Anxiety · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Unconscious mind · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research · Psychology · Psychology and Mental Health · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |