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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Phenomenology

Background:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is traditionally viewed through genetic, neurobiological, and clinical-statistical frameworks.
  • The phenomenological-anthropological school offers alternative perspectives on psychological phenomena.

Observation:

  • Analysis centers on a clinically typical case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treated with long-term psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy.
  • Explores psychodynamic connections between the patient's symptoms and personal life history.

Findings:

  • Obsessive experiences demonstrate altered human spatiality, specifically a diminished sense of distance and concession of space.
  • Obsessive time is characterized by circularity and sterility, contrasting with the linear progression of creative time.
  • Rituals in OCD signify submission to chronological time, not mastery over it, unlike religious rites.

Implications:

  • This phenomenological perspective offers novel insights into the lived experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • Understanding altered spatiality and temporality in OCD can inform therapeutic interventions.
  • Highlights the importance of subjective experience in psychiatric research beyond traditional biological and statistical models.