Philip Bromberg and the Revolution about Dissociated Self-States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21308361 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Howell (0000-0003-0788-9431), Elizabeth F Howell (Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 299-309 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-7530 • E-ISSN: 2330-9091 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00107530.2022.2141074 |
| OpenAlex | W4319434060 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
In this article, I outline three primary ways in which Philip Bromberg’s work has reshaped the terrain of much of current psychoanalysis: (1) movement of the emphasis in psychoanalytic thinking from repression to dissociation; (2) premising personality disorders on dissociation; and (3) a redefinition of the unconscious. I also describe some of my work that expands on or is related to these. The latter involves a significant extrapolation of Bromberg’s understanding of personality disorders as dissociation-based, highlighting the differing dissociative structures of borderline personality disorder, “masochism,” and malignant narcissism, or psychopathy. In addition to describing how the intrapersonal dynamics involving a dissociated, punishing self-state (similar to an abusive alter) resemble the psychodynamics of archaic, or harsh superego, I enter a plea for the recognition, following some of Bromberg’s concepts, of the importance of the dissociative unconscious
Dissociation (chemistry) · Dissociative · Id, ego and super-ego · Narcissism · Psychoanalysis · Psychodynamics · Unconscious mind · Chemistry · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Highly cited | No |
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