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Sublimation

Student: Shchepkina Sofia

Supervisor: Andrey V. Rossokhin

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Business Consulting (Master)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2020

The relevance of the topic "Sublimation" lies in the special role of sublimation in psychoanalytic work. The sublimation with which everything begins-and, this statement examines a priori and the consequences associated with the original version of the consideration of the uniqueness of the sublimation process. The object of research was the phenomenon of sublimation. The purpose of the research of the final qualification work is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the meaning and manifestation of sublimation in psychoanalysis and thus find a connection between the study of processes and creativity. The main task is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the problem of sublimation on the basis of modern psychoanalytic works. The hypothesis can be divided into three parts: - The first of them defines the concept of sublimation "from the very beginning" from reading about Freud's journey through sublimation. It is particularly important to consider its role in the self-analysis necessary for the therapy process. - The second question is about its relation to speech and specific objects, such as expressed or narcissistic libido. Then there is the question of whether sublimation "from the very beginning" is involved in transference to speech, which would be a condition for speech transmission. - The third returns to therapy by placing the sublimation "from the beginning" in a dynamic cycle involving structures and the analyst's response. The reference to therapy forced us to approach sublimation from the point of view of the individual process, leaving aside its collective dimension. This option led to subsequent events, in particular the emphasis on the unity of the sublimation process, considered from its initial stages. In retrospect, it seems that this option is best suited to understanding sublimation as such, without confusing it with the complex processes of research and creativity. With regard to artistic creativity, the orientation has led to the fact that it is possible to consider exceptional sublimations as the result of a disorder of the sublimation of the beginnings. In other words, the "gift of nature" will try to compensate for the excess or drawbacks of the gift coming from the primary object. We are not talking about a single temporal and genetic reference, but about the principles that are in demand at large stages of life, including the beginning of analysis. Considering the unity of the sublimation process, the problem of sexualization / desexualization arose. Without sexualization / desexualization can cause a return to sexual detail. Conversely, without desexualization, autoeroticism, and sexualization, thinking loses its ability to bind. Only a well-moderated Union of sexualization and desexualization, which includes the presence of a third of the storrona, can produce real "fruitful moments", word-transference that open up new psychic perspectives. They are especially noticeable during treatment, as a condition of the analytical process. Finally, sublimation" from the beginning " raises the question of its relationship with symbolization. We considered it as a condition of symbolization, not as a consequence of it. But again, this concept is based on our approach to the problem – namely, sublimation as an individual process of sexual transformation "from the beginning".

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