Difference between revisions of "Spitting"
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| − | Splitting is a form of dissociation that results from a conflict that can affect the ego (splitting of the ego) or its objects (splitting of the object). It is a very general intrapsychic process to the extent that it also forms the basis of the capacity in the psychic apparatus for dividing itself into systems (cf. first topography: unconscious, preconscious, conscious) and into agencies (cf. second topography: id, ego, superego). | + | [[Splitting]] is a [[form]] of dissociation that results from a [[conflict]] that can [[affect]] the ego ([[splitting of the ego]]) or its [[objects]] (splitting of the [[object]]). It is a very general intrapsychic [[process]] to the extent that it also forms the basis of the capacity in the [[psychic]] [[apparatus]] for dividing itself into systems (cf. first [[topography]]: [[unconscious]], [[preconscious]], [[conscious]]) and into [[agencies]] (cf. [[second topography]]: id, ego, [[superego]]). |
| − | The term "splitting" has some long-established uses in psychiatry and goes back to the general concept of a... | + | The term "splitting" has some long-established uses in [[psychiatry]] and goes back to the general [[concept]] of a... |
==Splitting of the Ego== | ==Splitting of the Ego== | ||
| − | The term "splitting of the ego" refers to a division of the ego into two coexisting parts, one of which satisfies instinctual demands while the other heeds the objection, in the shape of a symptom, which reality raises to that satisfaction. This process, which Freud described as a "ruse," constitutes a temporary response to the conflict, but the price paid is an inner rent in the ego that can only get worse with time. | + | The term "splitting of the ego" refers to a [[division]] of the ego into two coexisting parts, one of which [[satisfies]] [[instinctual]] [[demands]] while the [[other]] heeds the objection, in the shape of a [[symptom]], which [[reality]] raises to that [[satisfaction]]. This process, which [[Freud]] described as a "ruse," constitutes a temporary response to the conflict, but the price paid is an inner rent in the ego that can only get worse with [[time]]. |
| − | For Freud the most striking instance of the splitting of the ego was to be observed in the perversion of fetishism, but it... | + | For Freud the most striking [[instance]] of the splitting of the ego was to be observed in the [[perversion]] of [[fetishism]], but it... |
==Splitting of the Subject== | ==Splitting of the Subject== | ||
| − | "Splitting" (in French, "refente") is one of the translations Jacques Lacan proposed for the German "Spaltung" when he discussed how the subject is divided in subordination to the signifier. | + | "Splitting" (in [[French]], "[[refente]]") is one of the translations Jacques [[Lacan]] proposed for the [[German]] "[[Spaltung]]" when he discussed how the [[subject]] is [[divided]] in subordination to the [[signifier]]. |
| − | In 1958, at the end of Les formations de l'inconscient (1998), book 5 of his seminar, Lacan introduced the written symbol to refer to the effects of the signifier on the subject. He proposed the French term "refente" some time later to translate the English term "splitting," itself a translation of the term employed by Freud, "Spaltung,"... | + | In 1958, at the end of Les [[formations]] de l'[[inconscient]] (1998), book 5 of his [[seminar]], Lacan introduced the written [[symbol]] to refer to the effects of the signifier on the subject. He proposed the French term "refente" some time later to translate the [[English]] term "splitting," itself a [[translation]] of the term employed by Freud, "Spaltung,"... |
Latest revision as of 23:47, 20 May 2019
Splitting is a form of dissociation that results from a conflict that can affect the ego (splitting of the ego) or its objects (splitting of the object). It is a very general intrapsychic process to the extent that it also forms the basis of the capacity in the psychic apparatus for dividing itself into systems (cf. first topography: unconscious, preconscious, conscious) and into agencies (cf. second topography: id, ego, superego). The term "splitting" has some long-established uses in psychiatry and goes back to the general concept of a...
Splitting of the Ego
The term "splitting of the ego" refers to a division of the ego into two coexisting parts, one of which satisfies instinctual demands while the other heeds the objection, in the shape of a symptom, which reality raises to that satisfaction. This process, which Freud described as a "ruse," constitutes a temporary response to the conflict, but the price paid is an inner rent in the ego that can only get worse with time. For Freud the most striking instance of the splitting of the ego was to be observed in the perversion of fetishism, but it...
Splitting of the Subject
"Splitting" (in French, "refente") is one of the translations Jacques Lacan proposed for the German "Spaltung" when he discussed how the subject is divided in subordination to the signifier. In 1958, at the end of Les formations de l'inconscient (1998), book 5 of his seminar, Lacan introduced the written symbol to refer to the effects of the signifier on the subject. He proposed the French term "refente" some time later to translate the English term "splitting," itself a translation of the term employed by Freud, "Spaltung,"...
