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1Limastr. 9a, 14163 Berlin, Germany. Bernd.Nissen@gmx.de
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|April 9, 2013
Summary
This study examines psychic element formation using Bion
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalysis
- Epistemology
- Psychic Development
Background:
- Explores the epistemological formation of psychic elements.
- Draws on Wilfred Bion's theories.
- Investigates autistoid perversion.
Observation:
- Examines a clinical case of autistoid perversion.
- Patient denied early bodily contact, later developed autistoid coprophilic perversion.
- Treatment breakdown of autistoid organization led to surfacing of nameless contents.
Findings:
- Psychic elements form through shared presence, understood paradoxically via "being-O" and "transformations into K".
- Analyst's "being-O" contained destructive objectal dimensions, enabling therapeutic progress.
- Analyst's presence paradoxically mirrored a "putting down" experience, reframed as non-destructive.
Implications:
- Highlights the role of "being-O" in containing destructive psychic states.
- Demonstrates how shared presence facilitates the constitution of psychic elements.
- Offers insights into treating severe developmental disruptions and perversions.
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