The Uses of Moral Ideas in the Mastery of Trauma and in Adaptation, and the Concept of Superego Severity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9230799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ernest Kafka (23 East 92nd St. New York, NY 10128, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-269 |
| Publication date | 1990-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2828 • E-ISSN: 2167-4086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21674086.1990.11927272 |
| PMID | 2349319 |
| OpenAlex | W2407186032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The power of moral ideas, here equated with superego strength, has been explained in increasingly complex terms over the course of the development of psychoanalysis. At first regarded mainly as useful in opposing oedipal instinctual demands, morality came to be seen also as opposed to aggressive wishes while at the same time capable of gratifying aggressive and libidinal forces. In this paper, I discuss the contribution to the strength of morality that comes from the effects of painful ("traumatic") experiences and from the use of moral ideas for social, adaptational purposes. In addition I consider the possibility that unchanging moral ideas can have changes in function in clinical work. A case is presented to illustrate these points
Adaptation (eye) · Epistemology · Function (biology) · Id, ego and super-ego · Loevinger's stages of ego development · Moral development · Morality · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |