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Psychoanalysis and cognitive-evolutionary psychology: an attempt at integration.

P Migone1, G Liotti

  • 1migone@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|February 26, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Psychoanalysis faces a second trauma: the abandonment of drive theory. Recovering this, by integrating cognitive science and evolutionary epistemology, can revitalize psychoanalysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neurobiology

Background:

  • The abandonment of Freud's trauma theory in 1897 was a significant event, potentially leading to an overemphasis on inner fantasies.
  • Contemporary psychoanalysis is experiencing a 'second trauma' with the decline of drive theory.

Observation:

  • Human motivation may be better understood as seeking objects and meaning, rather than solely reducing drives.
  • This shift requires revising psychoanalytic concepts of inherited information and motivation.

Findings:

  • Integrating evidence from cognitive science, ethology, infant research, and psychotherapy is crucial.
  • Control-Mastery Theory concepts are examined through the lens of cognitive science and evolutionary epistemology.
  • Key frameworks include Miller, Galanter, and Pribram's 'Plans and Structure of Behavior', Edelman's neurobiology, and Bowlby's attachment theory.

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Implications:

  • Revising psychoanalytic theory based on modern scientific evidence can offer a new impetus to the field.
  • A renewed focus on object-seeking and meaning-making can enhance psychoanalytic understanding and practice.
  • This interdisciplinary approach promises to enrich psychoanalytic models and clinical applications.