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Affects and their non-communication

A H Modell

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Narcissistic patients often defend themselves by not communicating affects, either directly or through false emotional displays. This defense mechanism stems from a desire for omnipotent control over others

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Psychiatry

    Background:

    • Affect non-communication is a key defense in some narcissistic patients.
    • This can manifest as non-relatedness or the display of false affects.
    • These false affects can manipulate the emotional state of others.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the motivations behind affect non-communication in narcissistic patients.
    • To examine the implications for a broader theory of affects.
    • To understand the role of affect induction in transference and countertransference.

    Main Methods:

    • Detailed examination of patient defenses.
    • Analysis of motives for non-communication of affects.
    • Exploration of affect induction in therapeutic relationships.

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    Main Results:

    • A recurrent motive is the wish for omnipotent control over others' affects.
    • Induction of dysphoric affects in transference/countertransference reflects a desire to master passively experienced trauma.
    • This process involves internalizing external trauma to create an illusion of control.

    Conclusions:

    • Affect non-communication serves as a defense mechanism rooted in a desire for control.
    • The induction of affects, particularly negative ones, is an attempt to actively process and master past traumatic experiences.
    • This defense strategy is analogous to the 'fort-da' game described by Freud.