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A fantasy penis: its development, multiple meanings and resolution.

G A Awad1

  • 1Dept. of Psychiatry Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic Theory
  • Psychodynamic Psychiatry

Background:

  • This case study explores the psychodynamics of a 30-year-old single woman presenting with anxiety and guilt.
  • The analysis focused on family relationships and unconscious fantasies.

Observation:

  • An unconscious fantasy of having a penis was uncovered during psychoanalysis.
  • The fantasy's origin was linked to a narcissistic crisis and the birth of her brother.

Findings:

  • The fantasy penis served multiple roles: regaining maternal love, acting as an umbilical cord, conferring power, and protection against paternal influence.
  • Resolution involved relinquishing the fantasy, experiencing 'nothing,' and finally embracing a natural sense of self with a vagina.

Implications:

  • This case illustrates the complex development and resolution of unconscious fantasies in psychodynamic therapy.
  • Understanding these fantasies offers insight into female psychosexual development and identity formation.

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