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WHOLENESS, ALIENATION FROM SELF, AND THE SCHIZOID PROBLEM Joyce A. Lerner Sigmund Freud created the first psychoanalytic model of the mind. It contained three parts: what was within awareness (the conscious), what could be brought into awareness (the preconscious), and what was entirely outside of awareness (the unconscious). This topographical model was later supplemented by Freud's structural theory, with its concepts of id, ego, and superego. Each structure has a unique function, which is, by defi- nition, generally resisted by those of the other two structures. Freud's work illuminated the human need to disown conflictua] feelings and thoughts. For him, human beings are by nature at war with themselves. Their devel- opmental task is to grapple with the warring instinctual factions (aggres- sion/libido) and to unite them through the process of neutralization. Karen Homey conceived of the human being in different terms. Homey rejected Freud's structural theory. She saw the human being as having the innate potential to be whole from the start. This is the person in his or her natural state. Homey (1) described this as follows: He will develop then the unique alive forces of his real serf: the clarity and depth of his own feelings,
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals
Published: Sep 1, 1985
Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
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