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[[Paranoia]] is a form of [[psychosis]] -- characterized principally by [[delusions]]. | [[Paranoia]] is a form of [[psychosis]] -- characterized principally by [[delusions]]. | ||
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==Sigmund Freud== | ==Sigmund Freud== | ||
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===Schreber Case=== | ===Schreber Case=== | ||
| − | [[Freud]]'s experience of treating [[paranoiacs]] was limited | + | [[Freud]]'s experience of [[treatment|treating]] [[paranoiacs]] was limited. |
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| − | + | [[Freud]]'s most extensive work on [[paranoia]] is an [[analysis]] of the written memoirs of a [[paranoiac]] -- a judge named [[Daniel Paul Schreber]].<ref>{{F}} (1911c) "[[Works of Sigmund Freud|Psycho-Analytic Notes on an Autobiogrpahical Account of a Case of Paranoia (Dementia Paranoides)]]", [[SE]] XII, 3.</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Defence against Homosexuality=== | |
| + | It is in this work that [[Freud]] puts forward his theory that [[paranoia]] is a [[defence]] against [[homosexuality]], arguing that the different forms of [[paranoiac]] [[delusion]] are based on different ways of [[negation|negating]] the phrase "I (a man) love him." | ||
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==Jacques Lacan== | ==Jacques Lacan== | ||
| + | ===Case of Aimée=== | ||
[[Lacan]]'s interest in [[paranoia]] predates his interest in [[psychoanalysis]]. | [[Lacan]]'s interest in [[paranoia]] predates his interest in [[psychoanalysis]]. | ||
| − | It is the subject of his first major work, his doctoral dissertation.<ref> | + | It is the subject of his first major work, his doctoral dissertation.<ref>{{1932}}</ref> |
| − | In this work, [[Lacan]] discusses a [[psychotic]] [[woman]] whom he calls | + | In this work, [[Lacan]] discusses a [[psychotic]] [[woman]] whom he calls "[[Aimée]]", whom he [[diagnose]]s as suffering from "[[self-punishment paranoia]]" (''[[paranoïa d'autopunition]]'') - a new [[clinical structure]] proposed by [[Lacan]] himself. |
| + | ===Seminar III=== | ||
[[Lacan]] returns to the [[subject]] of [[paranoia]] in his [[seminar]] of 1955-6, [[Seminar III|The Psychoses]] which he devotes to a sustained commentary on the [[Schreber]] [[case]]. | [[Lacan]] returns to the [[subject]] of [[paranoia]] in his [[seminar]] of 1955-6, [[Seminar III|The Psychoses]] which he devotes to a sustained commentary on the [[Schreber]] [[case]]. | ||
[[Lacan]] finds [[Freud]]'s [[theory]] about the [[homosexual]] roots of [[paranoia]] inadequate and proposes instead his own [[theory]] of [[foreclosure]] the specific [[mechanism]] of [[psychosis]]. | [[Lacan]] finds [[Freud]]'s [[theory]] about the [[homosexual]] roots of [[paranoia]] inadequate and proposes instead his own [[theory]] of [[foreclosure]] the specific [[mechanism]] of [[psychosis]]. | ||
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| + | ==Paranoiac Structure== | ||
Like all [[clinical structure]]s, [[paranoia]] reveals in a particularly vivid way certain basic features of the [[psyche]]. | Like all [[clinical structure]]s, [[paranoia]] reveals in a particularly vivid way certain basic features of the [[psyche]]. | ||
| + | ===Paranoiac Alienation=== | ||
The [[ego]] has a [[paranoiac]] [[structure]]<ref>{{E}} p.20</ref> because it is the site of a [[paranoiac]] [[alienation]].<ref>{{E}} p.5</ref> | The [[ego]] has a [[paranoiac]] [[structure]]<ref>{{E}} p.20</ref> because it is the site of a [[paranoiac]] [[alienation]].<ref>{{E}} p.5</ref> | ||
| − | ==Paranoiac Knowledge== | + | ===Paranoiac Knowledge=== |
[[Knowledge]] (''[[connaissance]]'') itself is [[paranoiac]].<ref>{{E}} p.2, 3, 17</ref> | [[Knowledge]] (''[[connaissance]]'') itself is [[paranoiac]].<ref>{{E}} p.2, 3, 17</ref> | ||
| − | ==Analytic Treatment== | + | ===Analytic Treatment=== |
The process of [[psychoanalytic treatment]] induces controlled [[paranoia]] into the [[human]] [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.15</ref> | The process of [[psychoanalytic treatment]] induces controlled [[paranoia]] into the [[human]] [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.15</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Defence]] | ||
* [[Defense mechanism]] | * [[Defense mechanism]] | ||
* [[Delusions]] | * [[Delusions]] | ||
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| + | * [[Foreclosure]] | ||
| + | * [[Knowledge]] | ||
* [[Narcissism]] | * [[Narcissism]] | ||
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| + | * [[Projection]] | ||
* [[Psychosis]] | * [[Psychosis]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Freudian psychology]] | [[Category:Freudian psychology]] | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 24 August 2006
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Paranoia is a form of psychosis -- characterized principally by delusions.
Contents
Sigmund Freud
Schreber Case
Freud's experience of treating paranoiacs was limited.
Freud's most extensive work on paranoia is an analysis of the written memoirs of a paranoiac -- a judge named Daniel Paul Schreber.[1]
Defence against Homosexuality
It is in this work that Freud puts forward his theory that paranoia is a defence against homosexuality, arguing that the different forms of paranoiac delusion are based on different ways of negating the phrase "I (a man) love him."
Jacques Lacan
Case of Aimée
Lacan's interest in paranoia predates his interest in psychoanalysis.
It is the subject of his first major work, his doctoral dissertation.[2]
In this work, Lacan discusses a psychotic woman whom he calls "Aimée", whom he diagnoses as suffering from "self-punishment paranoia" (paranoïa d'autopunition) - a new clinical structure proposed by Lacan himself.
Seminar III
Lacan returns to the subject of paranoia in his seminar of 1955-6, The Psychoses which he devotes to a sustained commentary on the Schreber case.
Lacan finds Freud's theory about the homosexual roots of paranoia inadequate and proposes instead his own theory of foreclosure the specific mechanism of psychosis.
Paranoiac Structure
Like all clinical structures, paranoia reveals in a particularly vivid way certain basic features of the psyche.
Paranoiac Alienation
The ego has a paranoiac structure[3] because it is the site of a paranoiac alienation.[4]
Paranoiac Knowledge
Knowledge (connaissance) itself is paranoiac.[5]
Analytic Treatment
The process of psychoanalytic treatment induces controlled paranoia into the human subject.[6]
See Also
References
- ↑ Freud, Sigmund. (1911c) "Psycho-Analytic Notes on an Autobiogrpahical Account of a Case of Paranoia (Dementia Paranoides)", SE XII, 3.
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. De la psychose paranoiaque dans ses rapports avec la personalité, Paris: Navarin, 1975. [1932].
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.20
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.5
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.2, 3, 17
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.15
