Oedipus_Freud

Oedipus Freud Through a combination of events, in particular the loss of his father at the height of a still unsatisfactorily resolved oedipus complex, anxiety became overwhelming. A regression took place, predominantly to an earlier, anal level of the organization of drives and drive-monitoring forces and structures. In terms of ego and its objects, it corresponded to a late stage of separation-individuation, with the little child's version of self-centered, omnipotent, and anally fascinated self and objects, the continuing necessity for protection and support from external adults, along with all the corresponding monstrous dangers of those early years. This seemed a safer world—worlds beyond seemed too monstrous to even imagine. But the price of a small amount of safety was terribly high: in relations with intimate objects there was endless trouble; internally, he was exposed to the continuing fantastic dangers and tragedies of childhood. I believe that the analytic work made unconscious regressions less necessary for Mr. T. What had been lost on conscious levels was in part restored. But I believe also that something in addition happened: a new internalization took place. I believe that in part Mr. T did "lose" the analyst (insofar as he was able to conceive him). Mr. theory, object, became, relations, mr, ego, drive, self, representations, levels, less, ways, objects, infantile, both, analysis, theories, psychoanalytic, one, little, drives, believe, been, yeah, wishes, unconscious, took, times, terms, points, patient, necessary, freudian, dynamic, development