On the development of a benign superego- thoughts arising from psychoanalytical work with children and grownups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisabeth Haapatalo (Finnish Psychoanalytic Society, Helsinki, Finland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 27-35 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Scandinavian Psychoanalytic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0106-2301 • E-ISSN: 1600-0803 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01062301.2019.1660034 |
| OpenAlex | W2974461213 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The human psyche unfolds through the internalization of the presence of the object; little by little the child makes the functions and characteristics of the object her own. Part of the internalization of the primary objects result in the superego formation. When the internalized object is reliably present, protecting and need fulfilling the superego will be formed into a benign inner structure, which has self-observing, self-regulatory and ideal forming functions. A good internal object lays the basis for a well- functioning and protective superego, whereas an object experienced as too distant and not there when needed results in internalizations which build a harsh and persecuting superego. The focus in this article is on the development of a benign superego
Cognitive science · Id, ego and super-ego · Internalization · Loevinger's stages of ego development · Object (grammar) · Psyche · Psychoanalysis · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Philosophy · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |