Moral narcissism and moral masochism interrelationon the example of the movie «Stalker» by A. A. Tarkovsky: a psychoanalytic view

Психоанализ кино

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the phenomena of moral narcissism and moral masochism, as well as their possible interrelation. The development of psychoanalytic theory induces both the emergence of qualitatively new ideas and the transformation of fundamental psychoanalytic concepts. Thus, one of the modern trends is the confusion of similar types of pathologies, for example, moral narcissism and moral masochism. Such a transformation leads to the emergence of a new theoretical base, but, among other things, complicates practical work. Similar behavioral patterns behind both theoretical concepts can make initial diagnostic work difficult and limit the possibilities of further therapeutic help. For the purpose of practical demonstration of similar behavioral patterns inherent in these states, as well as an analytical approach to such cases, an analysis of the feature film «Stalker» by Andrei Arsenievich Tarkovsky, presented by him in 1979, is given.