Addiction (Alcoholic): an Attempt at Metapsychological Comprehension

Psychoanalysis of addiction

  • Aurelya Ivanovna Korotetskaya
Keywords: addiction, alcohol addiction, narcissism, disorder, drives, Z. Freud

Abstract

A view at alcohol addiction as a manifestation of narcissistic disorder and an attempt to "self-medicate" to cope with narcissistic suffering are presented in this article. It is indicated how these violations are explained from the point of view of Freud's second theory of attraction.

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Author Biography

Aurelya Ivanovna Korotetskaya

Korotetskaya Aurelya I., psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, member of the Paris Psychoanalytical Society (SPP), member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), member of the IPSO named after P. Marti, member of the Moscow Psychoanalytical Association (MPA). Vice rector of the Institute of Psychology and Psychoanalysis on Chistyeprudy.

Published
2023-01-25
How to Cite
KorotetskayaA. I. (2023). Addiction (Alcoholic): an Attempt at Metapsychological Comprehension. Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis, 3(4), 33-44. Retrieved from https://psychoanalysis-journal.hse.ru/article/view/16683
Issue
Vol 3 No 4 (2022): Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis
Section
CLINICAL PSYCHOANALYSIS