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The Journal of Analytical Psychology Sep 2020Using Ignacio Matte Blanco's approach to the unconscious, this paper attempts to explain why the experience of the Self or the unconscious, for example in dreams, is...
Using Ignacio Matte Blanco's approach to the unconscious, this paper attempts to explain why the experience of the Self or the unconscious, for example in dreams, is difficult for the ego to understand. Matte Blanco believes that the logic of the unconscious is radically different from the logic of consciousness. The unconscious uses processes that Matte Blanco refers to as symmetry and generalization. Symmetry means that the converse of any relationship is identical to it, so that asymmetrical relationships are treated as if they were symmetrical. Generalization means that the unconscious treats any object as belonging to a larger class of objects that is a subset of an even larger class which is in turn a subset of a wider class ad infinitum. Hence Matte Blanco's idea of the unconscious as infinite sets. These unconscious mechanisms, combined with the possibility that the unconscious has more dimensions than consciousness, contribute to the difficulty of understanding dreams, and help to explain why the Self is experienced as other to the ego.
Topics: Ego; Humans; Unconscious, Psychology
PubMed: 32897551
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5922.12615 -
Annals of the New York Academy of... Jun 1997
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Topics: Culture; Ego; Humans; Models, Psychological; Morals
PubMed: 9237471
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48257.x -
Annals of the New York Academy of... Jun 1997
Review
Topics: Autobiographies as Topic; Ego; Family; Humans; Memory
PubMed: 9237470
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48254.x -
The Journal of Analytical Psychology Nov 2009
Topics: Ego; Humans; Psychoanalytic Theory; Psychoanalytic Therapy
PubMed: 19840153
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2009.01807.x -
Annals of the New York Academy of... Oct 2011The following considers the role of our increased understanding of the neurobiological function of the brain in relation to classical Cartesian representations versus...
The following considers the role of our increased understanding of the neurobiological function of the brain in relation to classical Cartesian representations versus embodied self theories. The movement toward a multifaceted, narrative account of the self is discussed.
Topics: Brain; Ego; Humans; Psychological Theory; Self Concept
PubMed: 21988255
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06145.x -
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral... Dec 2019Jerome Bruner's contribution to understanding human psychological functioning is manifold. In this commentary I focus on his suggestion that human action is always...
Jerome Bruner's contribution to understanding human psychological functioning is manifold. In this commentary I focus on his suggestion that human action is always purposeful and directed towards imagined goals, and interrogate the contributions made by Salvatore and Fasulo in light of this idea. I develop further the ideas discussed in these papers to propose a conceptualisation of future-orientedness of human meaning-making, and discuss how narrating as a process of creating and enacting possibilities for the future could be understood. In my commentary I emphasize that human meaning making is not only about making sense of things that have already happened, but also about imagining a future where self and self's relation to others could be otherwise. I suggest that conceptual models of meaning making need to move beyond a mere focus on past and present and instead consider the process of becoming in relation to and together with others.
Topics: Ego; Humans; Narration
PubMed: 31368094
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-019-09488-1 -
Praxis Der Kinderpsychologie Und... 2012The text comprises the different elements of the psychoanalytic mentalization theory of Peter Fonagy et al. and tries to explain them. Part of this theory are above all... (Review)
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The text comprises the different elements of the psychoanalytic mentalization theory of Peter Fonagy et al. and tries to explain them. Part of this theory are above all the affect mirroring as well as the affect reciprocity theory and the two modes of the "as if" character and the psychic equivalence (playing with reality). You can find clear examples for each of these theoretical components. Moreover there are many correlations to other authors and their respective development theories: that is to Wilfred Bion, Donald Winnicott and John Bowlby. The text is based above all on Martin Dornes' approaches on this topic (2004, 2006).
Topics: Affect; Biomedical Research; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Ego; Humans; Imitative Behavior; Infant; Internal-External Control; Mother-Child Relations; Psychoanalytic Theory; Psychology, Child; Reality Testing; Theory of Mind
PubMed: 22957394
DOI: 10.13109/prkk.2012.61.5.336 -
International Journal of Aging & Human... Jun 2020We examined two contradictory views of Erikson's concept of ego integrity: as an outcome of the tension between integrity and despair, or as a dialogical process of...
We examined two contradictory views of Erikson's concept of ego integrity: as an outcome of the tension between integrity and despair, or as a dialogical process of balancing positive and negative life experiences. One hundred sixty-seven Czech older adults participated in the study. Dialogically integrated, outcome-integrated, and outcome-despairing participants were selected based on the Ego Integrity Scale and based on methods mapping life-reviewing dialogue. The three subsamples were compared in their psychological adaptation. The results showed that the dialogically integrated participants scored similarly in well-being and meaningfulness of life as outcome-integrated participants and better than outcome-despairing participants. However, the dialogically integrated participants were also prone to experiencing negative emotions. As they were older than the other two subsamples and reported worse physical health, we concluded that the life-reviewing dialogue helps them maintain a sense of meaning in life and a certain level of well-being. Hence, the results support relevance of the dialogical-process view.
Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Aged; Ego; Humans; Life Change Events; Self Concept
PubMed: 30786724
DOI: 10.1177/0091415019831445 -
The Journal of Analytical Psychology Jul 1997In analytical psychology, ego is associated with consciousness and the masculine principle. Although the feminine principle generally characterizes the unconscious, it...
In analytical psychology, ego is associated with consciousness and the masculine principle. Although the feminine principle generally characterizes the unconscious, it was not assigned a psychic structure equivalent to the ego. This paper proposes a model of the psyche where self and ego are the major modes of psychic experience. The self as the 'being' mode represents the feminine principle and functions according to primary process; the ego represents 'doing', the masculine principle and secondary process. Feminine and masculine principles are considered to be of equal significance in both men and women and are not limited to gender. Jung's concept of the self is related to the Hindu metaphysical concepts of Atman and Brahman, whose source was the older Aryan nature-oriented, pagan religion. The prominence of self in analytical psychology and its predominantly 'feminine' symbolism can be understood as Jung's reaction to the psychoanalytic emphasis on ego and to Freud's 'patriarchal' orientation. In Kabbalah, a similar development took place when the feminine principle of the Shekinah emerged in a central, redemptive role, as a mythic compensation to the overtly patriarchal Judaic religion. In the proposed model of the psyche neither ego nor self represents the psychic totality. The interplay of both psychic modes/principles constitutes the psyche and the individuation process.
Topics: Ego; Female; Gender Identity; Humans; Jungian Theory; Male; Psychosexual Development; Religion and Sex; Symbolism
PubMed: 9246929
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-5922.1997.00425.x -
Psyche Jan 1991
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Topics: Ego; Humans; Personality Development; Psychoanalytic Theory; Psychoanalytic Therapy
PubMed: 2017558
DOI: No ID Found