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The term process is used extensively from within different perspectives, not all of which fall within the scope of psychoanalysis. The concept has been defined in the fields of philosophy, psychiatry, psychopathology, and psychoanalysis, with various meanings that, over time, have come to overlap one another, gradually expanding its scope.
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Only the salient points of the term's evolution can be given here. Etymologically, "process" is derived from the Latin procedere, which means "to move forward," and reflects the dynamic...
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===PROCESSES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY===
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<blockquote>Processes in the unconscious or in the id obey different laws from those in the preconscious ego. We name these laws in their totality the primary process, in contrast to the secondary process which regulates events in the preconscious or ego.<ref>{{OoPA}} Ch. 4</ref></blockquote>
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PROCESSES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

Processes in the unconscious or in the id obey different laws from those in the preconscious ego. We name these laws in their totality the primary process, in contrast to the secondary process which regulates events in the preconscious or ego.[1]

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