On the development of depressive states from a psychodynamic viewpoint
- The author analyzes the temporal dimension of depression by making reference to one of the clinical cases he treated and re-examining a clinical case analyzed by Edith Jacobson. According to the result of his observations, the developmental psychodynamics of a depressive state normally appears to take place in two distinct phases: a first narcissistic loss, which gives rise to an integrative conflict and to the formation of a certain identificatory structure, is later followed by a second narcissistic loss, which leads to the real depressive state. The two phases present a specific, intrinsic connection constituted by the implication of the same identificatory element of the self, recognition of which can favour a clinical work that more closely adheres to the deep dynamics of depression.
MetadatenAuthor: | Giancarlo Ventimiglia |
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Parent Title (English): | International Forum of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 24 (No. 1, 2016), pp. 19-30. |
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Document Type: | Articles |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first Publication: | 2016 |
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Release Date: | 2016/09/29 |
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Format: | PDF-scan upon request / PDF-Scan auf Anfrage |
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IdNo: | Ventimiglia_G_2016 |
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Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Articles / Artikel |
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