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Reality, fantasy, and adolescence

H S Erlich1

  • 1Sigmund Freud Center for Study and Research in Psychoanalysis, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Adolescent development requires integrating objective and subjective experiences of reality and fantasy. This integration impacts identity formation and navigating social realities during adolescence.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Developmental psychology

Background:

  • Psychoanalytic perspectives differentiate between objective (mental-apparatus) and subjective (experiential) approaches to reality and fantasy.
  • These approaches correlate with fundamental modes of processing experience: Being and Doing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the integration of objective and subjective modalities in adolescent development.
  • To examine how this integration influences adolescent perceptions of reality and fantasy.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of psychoanalytic theories on ego/mind.
  • Examination of the relationship between Being/Doing modalities and adolescent psychological processes.

Main Results:

  • Adolescent development necessitates integrating objective and subjective experiences of reality and fantasy.
  • This integration shapes how adolescents relate to external reality and their internal fantasy worlds.
  • Social reality acts as an independent variable, presenting challenges to adolescent identity and development.

Conclusions:

  • The interplay between objective and subjective realities is central to adolescent psychological development.
  • Successful integration is crucial for identity formation, psychosocial moratorium, and bridging generational gaps.

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