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Psychosomatic subdecompensation.

N Sarajlić, M Persić-Brida, R Gregurek

    Acta Medica Iugoslavica
    |January 1, 1989
    PubMed
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    Psychosomatic patients use archaic ego defenses, struggling with trauma adaptation. Interpersonal conflict becomes a key mechanism for maintaining reality connection and discharging hostility.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychosomatic Medicine
    • Psychoanalytic Theory

    Background:

    • Psychosomatic patients exhibit archaic ego structures impacting external relations.
    • Limited adaptation mechanisms are observed in response to new traumatic situations.
    • Lack of intrapsychic trauma elaboration leads to interpersonal conflict resolution.

    Observation:

    • Interpersonal conflict is crucial for maintaining reality contact in these patients.
    • Developmental fixation or regression to the practicing subphase is noted.
    • Early object prohibition of pleasure leads to experiencing unpleasure and viewing the object as a hindrance.

    Findings:

    • Hostility is discharged through interpersonal conflict with the object.
    • The therapeutic object's quality influences conflict development and personality reparation.

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  • Therapist interaction can facilitate personality repair or deepen regression.

    • Implications:

    • Understanding interpersonal dynamics is key to treating psychosomatic disorders.
    • Therapeutic alliance quality significantly impacts treatment outcomes.
    • Interpersonal conflict resolution strategies may be vital for patient recovery.