Heinz Hartmann (1894–1970)

Palombo, Joseph; Koch, Barry J.; Bendicsen, Harold K.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-88455-4_2

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“…Important contributions include the systematization of ego defenses (Freud, 1942), the concept of ego strength (Fenichel, 1938(Fenichel, /1954Nunberg, 1942), Erikson's (1998) model of lifelong ego development, the operationalization of major ego functions (see Sections 2.2.1-2.2.3), as well as the elaboration of ego-centered forms of therapy (Blanck and Blanck, 1974;Busch, 1995). The ideas of Heinz Hartmann, in particular, have primed a modern understanding of the ego with emphasis on its capacity for synthesis and mastery, rather than subjugation to id and the outer world (e.g., Palombo et al, 2009a). Hartmann's (1958) ego psychology suggests that motility, perception, memory, and intelligence are apparatuses of an inborn ego constitution that provide an individual with a basic equipment for adaptation to an average expectable environment.…”

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The ego in psychedelic drug action – ego defenses, ego boundaries, and the therapeutic role of regression

Buchborn,

Kettner,

Kärtner

et al. 2023

Front. Neurosci.

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The ego is one of the most central psychological constructs in psychedelic research and a key factor in psychotherapy, including psychedelic-assisted forms of psychotherapy. Despite its centrality, the ego-construct remains ambiguous in the psychedelic literature. Therefore, we here review the theoretical background of the ego-construct with focus on its psychodynamic conceptualization. We discuss major functions of the ego including ego boundaries, defenses, and synthesis, and evaluate the role of the ego in psychedelic drug action. According to the psycholytic paradigm, psychedelics are capable of inducing regressed states of the ego that are less protected by the ego’s usual defensive apparatus. In such states, core early life conflicts may emerge that have led to maladaptive ego patterns. We use the psychodynamic term character in this paper as a potential site of change and rearrangement; character being the chronic and habitual patterns the ego utilizes to adapt to the everyday challenges of life, including a preferred set of defenses. We argue that in order for psychedelic-assisted therapy to successfully induce lasting changes to the ego’s habitual patterns, it must psycholytically permeate the characterological core of the habits. The primary working principle of psycholytic therapy therefore is not the state of transient ego regression alone, but rather the regressively favored emotional integration of those early life events that have shaped the foundation, development, and/or rigidification of a person’s character – including his or her defense apparatus. Aiming for increased flexibility of habitual ego patterns, the psycholytic approach is generally compatible with other forms of psychedelic-assisted therapy, such as third wave cognitive behavioral approaches.

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confidence: 99%

The ego in psychedelic drug action – ego defenses, ego boundaries, and the therapeutic role of regression

Buchborn,

Kettner,

Kärtner

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Front. Neurosci.

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“…Renowned psychoanalyst W. Reich noted that the entire structure of a person's character is a unified defense mechanism. The famous representative of ego psychology H. Hartmann also expressed his opinion on this matter [18]. He noted that the defense technique of Ego can simultaneously serve as a control over drives, and as an adaptation to the world around.…”

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Impact of Internet Dependence on the Life Meaning System of Personality

Berberyan

2021

E3S Web Conf.

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The article discusses theoretical approaches to the characteristics of an addicted person, investigates the factors of dependence on the internet, the causes of addiction and psychological characteristics of an addicted person. Based on the study and analysis of scientific literature, the designation of dependence on the internet as a behavioral disorder that has a destructive effect on many aspects of human life is substantiated. The new formation of student age is the problem of the meaning of life. In recent years, the relevance of studying the transformation of the value system of students has increased, which makes it possible to predict the social and cultural consequences of the objective process of informatization, covering all spheres of human life. The idea of the models for the implementation of the pathological use of the internet, the issues of the defense mechanisms of the personality, the system of values and worldviews that determine the meanings of a person, significantly expanded the framework of the description and definition of the studied phenomenon. The aim of the current work is to study the relationship between internet addiction and the system of life meanings among students. Materials and methods: analysis of scientific literature, questionnaires, testing, including author’s questionnaire supplemented by mat. statistical methods. In our study of the influence of internet technologies on internet addiction, on the value system of a student’s personality, we identified differences in groups and correlations between internet addiction, defense mechanisms, personal characteristics and value orientations of the personality.

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Heinz Hartmann (1894–1970)

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The ego in psychedelic drug action – ego defenses, ego boundaries, and the therapeutic role of regression

The ego in psychedelic drug action – ego defenses, ego boundaries, and the therapeutic role of regression

Impact of Internet Dependence on the Life Meaning System of Personality

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