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This study redefines masculinity and femininity in psychoanalytic theory. Masculinity involves outward movement and loss, while femininity involves inward movement and incorporation, impacting personality structures and neuroses.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Psychology
  • Gender studies

Background:

  • Sigmund Freud identified a gap in psychoanalytic theory regarding psychic definitions of masculinity and femininity.
  • Existing theories struggle to provide a cohesive framework for understanding these concepts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel psychoanalytic framework for understanding masculinity and femininity.
  • To analyze the psychic underpinnings of masculine and feminine drives.
  • To examine the relationship between these drives and personality structures, specifically hysteria and obsessional neurosis.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theory.
  • Reinterpretation of Freud's concepts of masculinity and femininity.
  • Case study analysis of Freud's Dora and Rat Man cases.

Main Results:

  • Masculinity is defined as centrifugal (outward movement, loss), and femininity as centripetal (inward movement, incorporation).
  • These movements are rooted in bodily experiences and influence personality development.
  • Ambivalence conflicts associated with these movements contribute to rigid (obsessional) and labile (hysterical) personality poles.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed centrifugal/centripetal model offers a new perspective on psychic masculinity and femininity.
  • This framework helps explain the development of hysteria and obsessional neurosis.
  • The study provides a theoretical lens for analyzing gender dynamics within psychoanalysis.