Oedipus and/or archaic primal scene. Wolf Man – new reading (part 2)

CLASSIC CASES OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

  • Andrey Rossokhin HSE
Keywords: psychoanalysis, Freud, Wolf Man, primal scene, genital organization, pregenital organization, archaic phallic mother, transference, counter transference, castration complex, Oedipus Comple

Abstract

In the article, the author offers a new reading of Sergei Pankeev’s (the Wolf Man) case, which complements Freud’s analysis. Based on a detailed analysis of Freud's text, the author suggests the influence of the analyst’s remaining counter transference on the choice of certain words in the text describing the genitals. The corresponding word choice becomes an indicator of the genital, pregenital or archaic level of the patient's mental organization. Based on the particular material of the Sergei Pankeev’s case, the author showed a complex implementation of the phantasy about the person’s origin (primal scene), played out on three levels – oedipal, preoedipal and archaic. The conclusion of the article presents the author's assumptions of how taking into account this multilevel realization of the phantasy about the primal scene affects the practice and technique of the psychoanalytic process.

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Author Biography

Andrey Rossokhin, HSE

Rossokhin Andrey Vladimirovich – Titular member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society (SPP), Doctor of Science* in Psychology, Professor, Head of the Department of Psychoanalysis and Business Consulting at the National Research University "Higher School of Economics", Head of the Master's Programs "Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy" and "Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical Business Consulting", member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), President of the Moscow Psychoanalytical Association (MPA), Honorary President of the Association of Psychoanalytic Coaching and Business Consulting (APCBC), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysisthe Association of Psychoanalytic Coaching and Business Consulting (APCBC).

* Doctor of Sciences. A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Published
2021-07-22
How to Cite
RossokhinA. (2021). Oedipus and/or archaic primal scene. Wolf Man – new reading (part 2). Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis, 2(2), 22-40. Retrieved from https://psychoanalysis-journal.hse.ru/article/view/12758
Issue
Vol 2 No 2 (2021): Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis
Section
CLINICAL PSYCHOANALYSIS