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From the Perceiving Soma to the Phantasized Body
Author(s) -
Joannidis Christo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.1395
Subject(s) - psychic , psychology , psychoanalytic theory , mentalization , soma , human sexuality , identification (biology) , psychoanalysis , social psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , sociology , gender studies , medicine , botany , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
This article attempts to convey a psychoanalytic understanding of the movement from a body‐state where the perceptive – biological – reflex reactions are paramount to a body‐state where this is intertwined with the emerging presence of psychic representations and the mentalization processes. The central position of sexuality and gender identification in all this, is highlighted. Through the use of two clinical vignettes, a putative link is attempted between early infantile experiences and psychic constitutions in adult life. Finally the influence of environmental/societal factors on the shaping of individual sexuality is emphasized. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.