On psychoanalysis and non‐linear dynamics
The paradigm of bifurcation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9616706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beatrice Priel (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Gabriel Schreiber (Geha Mental Health Center) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 209-218 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1994.tb01788.x |
| PMID | 7803313 |
| OpenAlex | W2045933797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Some of Freud's main theoretical conceptualizations drew on metaphors from 19th century physics. However, though the physics of Freud's era was based on deterministic Newtonian mechanics and equilibrium thermodynamics, his descriptions of the dynamics of instincts, therapeutic change, and even transference, were far beyond this model. Freud's dynamic description of psychic development evokes contemporary theories of irreversible, far‐from‐equilibrium thermodynamics and non‐linear dynamics. The present paper focuses on bifurcation theory, which offers a paradigm for the investigation of unpredictable but deterministic phenomena; this paradigm sheds a retroactive light on the classical psychoanalytical conceptualizations of complemental series, repetition compulsion, transference and cure
Dynamics (music) · Epistemology · Instinct · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Mathematics and Applications · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2009 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |