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What is sublimated in sublimation?

D M Kaplan1

  • 1New York University.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
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Psychoanalytic theory explores sublimation, a concept linked to socialization and cultural experience. Art creation and analysis reveal how neurosis impacts sublimation and vice versa, highlighting affect regulation and inner awareness.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalytic theory
  • Clinical psychology
  • Psychology of art

Background:

  • Sublimation is an elusive concept in psychoanalytic thought, often seen as the opposite of neurosogenesis.
  • Despite challenges, sublimation remains relevant to psychoanalysis due to its connection with socialization and cultural experiences.
  • The creation and experience of art are central to understanding sublimation within psychoanalytic frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the complex relationship between sublimation and psychoanalytic theory.
  • To examine how artistic creation and experience illuminate the concept of sublimation.
  • To demonstrate the interplay between neurosis, sublimation, and the psychoanalytic process using clinical data.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of clinical material from the psychoanalytic treatment of several artists.

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  • Reconstruction of sublimatory experiences through the devices and artifacts of art.
  • Theoretical reflection on sublimation within the context of psychoanalytic principles and socialization.

    • Main Results:

    • Neurosis can impede sublimation, and sublimation can complicate the psychoanalytic process.
    • Artistic creation provides a lens to understand and reconstruct sublimatory processes.
    • Key achievements of sublimation include reduced instrumental affect functions and enhanced endopsychic awareness.

    Conclusions:

    • Sublimation, though complex, is integral to psychoanalytic understanding of socialization and culture.
    • Art serves as a crucial domain for observing and analyzing sublimation.
    • Sublimation facilitates psychological adaptation by modulating affects and increasing self-awareness.