PSYCHOANALYTIC REMARKS ON AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED CASE OF PARANOIA
(SCHREBER) (CHAPTER III) (62-3)
Sigmund Freud (1911)
Summary:
To justify our provisional resignation, we advance that the modality of the repressive process is more intricately linked to the
history of the development of the libido and to the predisposition given in it than to the formation of symptoms. In psychoan alysis,
we derive the pathological phenomena of repression, which we can divide into three distinct phases:
1. Fixation: This is the first phase and the precondition of repression. A drive does not follow normal development and remains
stagnant in a more infantile stage. This fixation creates a predisposition to get sick later and determines the outcome of th e third
phase of repression.
2. Repression proper: This is the second phase, which starts from the systems of the higher self and can be described as an active
effort to "hunt". It affects the drives that were initially delayed and the psychic aspirations that the ego finds unpleasant ,
establishing a link with those already repressed. The repulsion of the conscious systems and the attraction of the unconscious work
together to achieve repression.
3. Failure of repression: This is the third and most important phase for pathological phenomena, where the repressed bursts in and
returns. This irruption comes from the place of fixation and represents a regression of libidinal development.
In summary, although we have identified various fixations corresponding to the stages of the development of the libido, we mu st
be prepared to find other diversities in the mechanisms of repression and irruption, which cannot always be attributed solely to
the history of the development of the libido.
Explanation and conclusion:
Psychoanalysis faces great difficulties in trying to understand the drives (impulses and desires) through consciousness, so i t focuses
on the disturbances of the soul in order to obtain knowledge. Up to now, the sexual drives have been mainly investigated, which
have been observed in isolation in psychoneuroses. These sexual drives are diverse and originate from multiple organic source s.
At first, they operate independently of each other and only later come together in a more or less complete synthesis.
The primary objective of each sexual drive is to achieve organic pleasure before becoming helpful to the function of reproduction.
Throughout life, some sexual drives continue to be associated with ego drives, providing them with libidinous components that
normally go unnoticed. Only in situations of mental illness can these components come to the surface. These sexual drives are
distinguished by their ability to act vicariously with respect to each other, easily exchanging their objects of desire (object changes).
In addition, because of these properties, the sexual drives are prepared to carry out operations far removed from their origi nal
goals (sublimation).
In psychoanalysis, pathological phenomena are universally derived from repression. Repression can be broken down into three
phases: The first phase consists of fixation, which is when a drive or drive component does not develop normally and remains in a
more infantile stage. The second phase is repression itself, which is an active effort by the conscious self to keep those impu lses
repressed. The third phase, and the most substantive for pathological phenomena, is the failure of repression, when the repressed
bursts in and returns to the surface, causing problems. This process is complex and has several challenges, and although different
points of fixation have been identified, we must be prepared to find various mechanisms in repression and irruption that cannot
always be explained by the history of impulse development alone.
To conclude, the study of repression in psychoanalysis shows that our impulses and desires can get stuck in development, which
can cause problems when we try to keep them under control or when they resurface. This process is complex and has several
phases, each with its own challenges.
Main ideas:
- Psychoanalysis faces difficulties in understanding drives through consciousness.
- Focuses on soul disturbances to gain knowledge.
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(SCHREBER) (CHAPTER III) (62-3)
Sigmund Freud (1911)
Summary:
To justify our provisional resignation, we advance that the modality of the repressive process is more intricately linked to the
history of the development of the libido and to the predisposition given in it than to the formation of symptoms. In psychoan alysis,
we derive the pathological phenomena of repression, which we can divide into three distinct phases:
1. Fixation: This is the first phase and the precondition of repression. A drive does not follow normal development and remains
stagnant in a more infantile stage. This fixation creates a predisposition to get sick later and determines the outcome of th e third
phase of repression.
2. Repression proper: This is the second phase, which starts from the systems of the higher self and can be described as an active
effort to "hunt". It affects the drives that were initially delayed and the psychic aspirations that the ego finds unpleasant ,
establishing a link with those already repressed. The repulsion of the conscious systems and the attraction of the unconscious work
together to achieve repression.
3. Failure of repression: This is the third and most important phase for pathological phenomena, where the repressed bursts in and
returns. This irruption comes from the place of fixation and represents a regression of libidinal development.
In summary, although we have identified various fixations corresponding to the stages of the development of the libido, we mu st
be prepared to find other diversities in the mechanisms of repression and irruption, which cannot always be attributed solely to
the history of the development of the libido.
Explanation and conclusion:
Psychoanalysis faces great difficulties in trying to understand the drives (impulses and desires) through consciousness, so i t focuses
on the disturbances of the soul in order to obtain knowledge. Up to now, the sexual drives have been mainly investigated, which
have been observed in isolation in psychoneuroses. These sexual drives are diverse and originate from multiple organic source s.
At first, they operate independently of each other and only later come together in a more or less complete synthesis.
The primary objective of each sexual drive is to achieve organic pleasure before becoming helpful to the function of reproduction.
Throughout life, some sexual drives continue to be associated with ego drives, providing them with libidinous components that
normally go unnoticed. Only in situations of mental illness can these components come to the surface. These sexual drives are
distinguished by their ability to act vicariously with respect to each other, easily exchanging their objects of desire (object changes).
In addition, because of these properties, the sexual drives are prepared to carry out operations far removed from their origi nal
goals (sublimation).
In psychoanalysis, pathological phenomena are universally derived from repression. Repression can be broken down into three
phases: The first phase consists of fixation, which is when a drive or drive component does not develop normally and remains in a
more infantile stage. The second phase is repression itself, which is an active effort by the conscious self to keep those impu lses
repressed. The third phase, and the most substantive for pathological phenomena, is the failure of repression, when the repressed
bursts in and returns to the surface, causing problems. This process is complex and has several challenges, and although different
points of fixation have been identified, we must be prepared to find various mechanisms in repression and irruption that cannot
always be explained by the history of impulse development alone.
To conclude, the study of repression in psychoanalysis shows that our impulses and desires can get stuck in development, which
can cause problems when we try to keep them under control or when they resurface. This process is complex and has several
phases, each with its own challenges.
Main ideas:
- Psychoanalysis faces difficulties in understanding drives through consciousness.
- Focuses on soul disturbances to gain knowledge.
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