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The language of absence.

Hayuta Gurevich1

  • 1Israeli Psychoanalytic Association, 52 Nachmani St., Tel-Aviv 67776, Israel. hayutag@gmail.com

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|June 19, 2008
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Summary

Absence, a spectrum of environmental non-responsiveness, leads to inner dissociation. Understanding this "language of absence" is crucial for therapeutic revival and processing trauma.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • The concept of 'absence' describes environmental non-responsiveness and misattunement during absolute dependence.
  • This ranges from neglect and impingement to severe abuse, causing shock and fear.

Observation:

  • Extreme external absence triggers an automatic survival response: inner, intrapsychic absence or dissociation.
  • Inner and external absence mirror each other, highlighting the synchronicity of outer and inner reality and unaddressed self-needs.

Findings:

  • Psychopathology development, viewed through massive dissociation, is rooted in intersubjective field theory.
  • The analyst plays an active role in reviving and processing the 'language of absence' within the therapeutic relationship.

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Implications:

  • Understanding absence has significant clinical and technical implications for psychoanalysis.
  • Recognizing intersubjective and intrapsychic absence aids in reviving dissociated self-states and regulating annihilation anxiety.
  • Attuned relationships allow for the meaning-making, symbolization, and validation of traumatic experiences, facilitating the relinquishment of dissociation.