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DEFENSIVE PROCESSES ENACTED THROUGH MOUNTAINEERING AND THEIR IMPACT ON CLIMBERS
Author(s) -
Hunt Pat,
Daines Brian
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2004.tb00162.x
Subject(s) - mountaineering , idealization , climbing , psychology , object (grammar) , social psychology , relation (database) , point (geometry) , engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , database , computer science , structural engineering , geomorphology , geology
This paper looks at the split‐off nature of climbing for those who practise extreme mountaineering, and for whom climbing is a way of life. The regressive processes and idealization involved in this are explored. In particular, the breakdown of idealization at the point where the possibility of death has to be faced is discussed. The impact on close relationship is outlined and conclusions drawn about the main underlying object‐relation processes operating in climbers.