Difference between revisions of "Psychosis"
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| − | In [[Lacan]]ian [[psychoanalysis]], | + | In [[Lacan]]ian [[psychoanalysis]], it is important to distinguish between [[psychosis]] -- which is a ''[[clinical structure]]'' -- [[psychosis|psychotic phenomena]] -- such as [[delusions]] and [[hallucinations]]. |
| − | + | Two conditions are required for [[psychosis|psychotic phenomena]] to emerge: | |
| + | # the [[subject]] must have a [[psychotic]] [[structure]], and | ||
| + | # the [[Name-of-the-Father]] must be "called into symbolic opposition to the [[subject]]."<ref>{{E}} p.217</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 10 August 2006
Psychotic Phenomena
In Lacanian psychoanalysis, it is important to distinguish between psychosis -- which is a clinical structure -- psychotic phenomena -- such as delusions and hallucinations.
Two conditions are required for psychotic phenomena to emerge:
- the subject must have a psychotic structure, and
- the Name-of-the-Father must be "called into symbolic opposition to the subject."[1]
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.217
