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Mythology—the self—Peer Gynt

Mythology—the self—Peer Gynt The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 1, 1992 Julius E. Heuscher PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON WORDS AND LANGUAGE When it comes to tangible, measurable items, words are usua[ly won- derfully precise. Thus, when we speak of a stone, a rose, a dog, a moun- tain, or a typewriter, most people will know what we refer to, and these words can be easily translated into other languages. Yet, when it comes to words referring to items that we cannot touch, measure, or weigh, such as love, soul, anxiety, hate, freedom, ego, and depression, this is no longer the case, and misunderstandings are common. I'm reminded of one of Bruno Bet~elheim's last books, Freud and Man's Soul, in which he points out that translating with psyche Freud's German term, See/e, has led to fundamental misunderstandings of psychoanalysis in the English-speaking world. The term anxiety may refer to a positive emotion when it is used in a phrase such as, "I'm anxious to see tonight's play," to a realistic negative feeling, in a phrase such as, "I'm anxious about the risk of war," or to a pathologic state in a phrase such as, "I'm always anxious when I give a talk." http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Mythology—the self—Peer Gynt

Heuscher, Julius E.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 52 (1): 14 – Mar 1, 1992
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Springer Journals
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1992 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01253446
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 52, No. 1, 1992 Julius E. Heuscher PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON WORDS AND LANGUAGE When it comes to tangible, measurable items, words are usua[ly won- derfully precise. Thus, when we speak of a stone, a rose, a dog, a moun- tain, or a typewriter, most people will know what we refer to, and these words can be easily translated into other languages. Yet, when it comes to words referring to items that we cannot touch, measure, or weigh, such as love, soul, anxiety, hate, freedom, ego, and depression, this is no longer the case, and misunderstandings are common. I'm reminded of one of Bruno Bet~elheim's last books, Freud and Man's Soul, in which he points out that translating with psyche Freud's German term, See/e, has led to fundamental misunderstandings of psychoanalysis in the English-speaking world. The term anxiety may refer to a positive emotion when it is used in a phrase such as, "I'm anxious to see tonight's play," to a realistic negative feeling, in a phrase such as, "I'm anxious about the risk of war," or to a pathologic state in a phrase such as, "I'm always anxious when I give a talk."

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Published: Mar 1, 1992

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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