Theoretical Models in Psychoanalytic Psychosomatic: A Review

A theoretical review of the concept of superego from the perspective of psychoanalytic approaches

The aim of this research was to investigate the concept of the superego from the perspective of psychoanalytic approaches, in particular the theory of Freud and Anna Freud and other theories of object relations (Klein and Bion) and the British Independent School (Fairbairn and Winnicott). Given the significant role of the pathological superego in psychological disorders, a better understanding ...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Theoretical pluralism in psychoanalytic case studies

The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the scientific activity of different psychoanalytic schools of thought in terms of the content and production of case studies published on ISI Web of Knowledge. Between March 2013 and November 2013, we contacted all case study authors included in the online archive of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic case studies (www.singlecasearchive.com) to ...

Psychosomatic Diagnosis: a literature review

Structural, epidemiological and medical biases tend to restrict the application of a proper diagnostic procedure in clinical practice. The aim of this review is to discuss factors affecting the occurrence, nature and presentation of psychosomatic diagnoses and their connotation with pejorative overtones. This paper investigated the multifactorial causes for these occurrences and revealed their ...

Gender in Psychoanalytic Space (review)