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A psychoanalytic study of aggression

S S Furst1

  • 1New York Psychoanalytic Institute, USA.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
|February 17, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Aggression is influenced by multiple factors including developmental, genetic, and dynamic variables. Therapeutic relationships aid in managing and channeling aggression constructively.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychoanalysis

Background:

  • Aggression management is a significant clinical challenge.
  • Understanding the determinants of aggression is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore intrapsychic factors influencing aggression's nature, intensity, and expression.
  • To identify extrapsychic triggers of aggressive behavior.
  • To elucidate the role of aggression in psychic economy.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical data analysis from patients with aggression management issues.
  • Exploration of developmental, genetic (experiential), and dynamic variables.
  • Assessment of the therapeutic relationship's impact on aggression.

Main Results:

  • Aggression is multiply determined by developmental, genetic, and dynamic variables.
  • Specific variable clusters uniquely affect aggression's characteristics.
  • Overdetermination correlates with aggression's psychic importance.

Conclusions:

  • Therapeutic alliance, particularly a non-prohibitive analyst relationship, is key for change.
  • Developmental change enables better organization, structuring, and control of aggression.
  • Managed aggression can be redirected towards constructive thought and action.

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