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This paper explores the psychoanalytic concept of affect, tracing its evolution from Freud to contemporary theories. It examines affect's link to the body (soma) and unconscious processes, highlighting its nature as a resulting process.

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Area of Science:

Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Neuroscience

Context:

The concept of affect lacks a unified theory in psychoanalysis.
Freud's successive definitions of affect evolved over time.
Contemporary psychoanalysis continues to deepen the understanding of affect.

Purpose:

To provide insights into the psychoanalytic concept of affect.
To review Freud's foundational works on affect.
To explore current major questions regarding affect, including its relationship to the soma and unconscious nature.

Summary:

Affect is conceptualized as a drive representative and a limit-concept between the somatic and psychic.
Major theoretical perspectives place emphasis on the soma and drive impulses.
Affect is understood as the result of a process.

Impact:

Highlights the connection between psychoanalytic affect theory and emotion research in psychology and neuroscience.
Identifies gaps and conditions for comparing different epistemological approaches to affect.
Contributes to a more integrated understanding of affect across disciplines.