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The problem of "concreteness"

A Bass

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |December 31, 1997
    PubMed
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    Patients resistant to interpretation exhibit primitive thinking due to wish fulfillment and revised fetishism theories. This resistance stems from an unconscious link between differentiation and tension, defending against analytic interpretation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic theory
    • Psychodynamic psychology
    • Clinical psychology

    Background:

    • Patients exhibiting "concrete" thinking often resist interpretation.
    • This resistance is frequently misunderstood as primitive cognition.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the psychodynamic underpinnings of resistance to interpretation in "concrete" patients.
    • To propose a revised theory of fetishism and wish fulfillment to explain this phenomenon.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of psychodynamic mechanisms in patients resistant to interpretation.
    • Integration of Freud's theories on fetishism with clinical observations.

    Main Results:

    • "Concrete" thinking and resistance to interpretation are complex defenses.

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  • Unconscious equation of differentiation with tension drives resistance to analytic interpretation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Resistance to interpretation is a defense mechanism against the analytic frame.
    • The theory offers insights into wish fulfillment and a revised understanding of fetishism.