On the Concept of Superego1

Sandler, Joseph

doi:10.1080/00797308.1960.11822572

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“…The problem is that there is then no theory which gives an account of any internal structure in the mind which can organize the information which a person takes in through the senses, so forming mental representations or internal objects. Sandler (1960) recognized this problem and suggested simple orientating structures, but did not elaborate on it. Peter Fonagy (1999) has demonstrated that the concept of implicit memory does fulfil the necessary role for psychodynamic theory, offering a model of inaccessible structures or patterns which influence and distort perception but remain outside awareness themselves.…”

Section: Recent Developments In Psychoanalytic Models Of Internal Objmentioning

confidence: 94%

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The relevance of attachment theory to a contemporary Jungian view of the internal world: internal working models, implicit memory and internal objects

Knox

1999

J Analytical Psychology

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In this paper I examine the various meanings of the term 'internal object' and the differences between various theoretical models for the formation of internal objects. I suggest that the idea in attachment theory of 'internal working models' emphasizes the internal world as one consisting of unconscious internalized patterns of emotional relationships. The term 'internal object' lacks this clarity and the different meanings it carries within differing theoretical frameworks are a source of confusion. I describe the role implicit memory plays in the formation of 'internal working model's and suggest that these offer us an alternative explanation for unconscious fantasy and for object relationships to that of instinctual drives. This model is then brought to bear on contemporary Jungian concepts of the internal world, with a suggestion that, seen in this light, Jung's formulation of the concept of the complex has many features in common with the 'internal working model' of attachment theory.

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Section: Recent Developments In Psychoanalytic Models Of Internal Objmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Joseph Sandler made a major contribution by clarifying the meanings of the terms internalization, identification and introjection, which have often been confused in the psychoanalytic literature (Sandler 1960).…”

Section: Recent Developments In Psychoanalytic Models Of Internal Objmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relevance of attachment theory to a contemporary Jungian view of the internal world: internal working models, implicit memory and internal objects

Knox

1999

J Analytical Psychology

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“…Schafer (1968b) Identification represents a process of modifying the self-schema on the basis of a present or past perception of an object which is taken as a model. Sandler (1960), p. 150…”

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The Development of Defense Mechanisms

Cramer

1991

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“…It involves the shift from the previously internalized more rigid and moralistic view of "right and wrong" to a more flexible view which is based on values and ideals presented by the adult world and the social culture. This lays the foundation for the development and establishment of the ego ideal, upon which an identity is being formulated (Sandler, 1960).…”

Section: International Journal Of Adolescent Medicine and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%