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Self-envy and intrapsychic interpretation.

R E López-Corvo

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |August 5, 1999
    PubMed
    Summary

    Self-envy arises from internal conflicts, where destructive self-parts attack successful ones. Intrapsychic interpretation offers advantages in understanding and treating these complex psychological dynamics.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis

    Background:

    • Self-envy is theorized as a result of early object splitting within the Oedipus complex.
    • This involves a destructive child-self part envying and attacking a successful self-part.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the concept of self-envy within psychoanalytic theory.
    • To highlight the benefits of an intrapsychic interpretive approach to understanding self-envy.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of self-envy.
    • Intrapsychic interpretation of internal conflicts.
    • Presentation of clinical material.

    Main Results:

    • Self-envy involves an internal attack by a destructive self-part on a successful self-part.
    • Intrapsychic interpretation aids in avoiding transference collusion.
    • This approach mitigates persecutory anxiety from projected superego objects.
    • It correctly contextualizes conflicts as internal rather than solely relational.

    Conclusions:

    • Self-envy is an intrapsychic phenomenon rooted in early developmental splits.
    • An intrapsychic perspective is clinically valuable for managing self-envy and related transference issues.

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