“…Certain mental disorders can then be considered as pathologies of entropic drying (Holmes, 2020 ), in particular addictions, anorexia, autism, etc. (e.g., Wooldridge, 2018 ). Conversely, other mental disorders can be seen as pathologies of entropic excess: schizophrenia (Ciompi and Tschacher, 2021 ), manic episodes, ADHD, etc.…”
Section: Transformational Processes Between Chaos and Ordermentioning
In this paper I propose a model of the fundamental components of psychoanalytic psychotherapies that I try to explicate with contemporary theories of the Bayesian brain and the Free Energy Principle (FEP). I first show that psychoanalytic therapies require a setting (made up of several envelopes), a particular psychic state and specific processes (transference, free association, dreaming, play, reflexivity and narrativity) in order to induce psychic transformations. I then analyze how these processes of transformations operate and how they can be enlightened by the FEP. I first underline the fact that psychoanalytic therapies imply non-linear processes taking time to unfold and require a setting containing high entropy processes. More precisely, these processes are characterized by an interplay between extension and reduction of free energy. This interplay also favors the emergence of new orders of subjective experience, which occur following states of disorder, according to a certain energetic threshold allowing the modification and improvement of mental functioning. These high entropy states are also characterized by random functioning and psychic malleability which favors the exploration of subjective experience in an original manner. Overall, the approach proposed in this paper support the dialogue between psychoanalysis and other fields of research while underlining how psychoanalytical theoretical and conceptual constructs can also be useful to other disciplines, in particular the neurosciences of subjectivity.
“…Certain mental disorders can then be considered as pathologies of entropic drying (Holmes, 2020 ), in particular addictions, anorexia, autism, etc. (e.g., Wooldridge, 2018 ). Conversely, other mental disorders can be seen as pathologies of entropic excess: schizophrenia (Ciompi and Tschacher, 2021 ), manic episodes, ADHD, etc.…”
Section: Transformational Processes Between Chaos and Ordermentioning
In this paper I propose a model of the fundamental components of psychoanalytic psychotherapies that I try to explicate with contemporary theories of the Bayesian brain and the Free Energy Principle (FEP). I first show that psychoanalytic therapies require a setting (made up of several envelopes), a particular psychic state and specific processes (transference, free association, dreaming, play, reflexivity and narrativity) in order to induce psychic transformations. I then analyze how these processes of transformations operate and how they can be enlightened by the FEP. I first underline the fact that psychoanalytic therapies imply non-linear processes taking time to unfold and require a setting containing high entropy processes. More precisely, these processes are characterized by an interplay between extension and reduction of free energy. This interplay also favors the emergence of new orders of subjective experience, which occur following states of disorder, according to a certain energetic threshold allowing the modification and improvement of mental functioning. These high entropy states are also characterized by random functioning and psychic malleability which favors the exploration of subjective experience in an original manner. Overall, the approach proposed in this paper support the dialogue between psychoanalysis and other fields of research while underlining how psychoanalytical theoretical and conceptual constructs can also be useful to other disciplines, in particular the neurosciences of subjectivity.
“…I feel so goddamn fat … I feel like a big blob … It feels like I'm overflowing. (Wooldridge, 2018, pp. 196–197). Heidi: I do not want to live like this for the rest of my life.…”
Section: False Belief and Proprioceptive Misperceptionmentioning
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“…I feel so goddamn fat … I feel like a big blob … It feels like I'm overflowing. (Wooldridge, 2018, pp. 196–197).…”
Section: False Belief and Proprioceptive Misperceptionmentioning
Sufferers of eating disorders often hold false beliefs about their own body size. Such beliefs appear to violate norms of rationality, being neither grounded by nor responsive to appropriate forms of evidence. I defend the rationality of these beliefs. I argue that they are in fact supported by appropriate evidence, emanating from proprioceptive misperception of bodily boundaries. This argument has far-reaching implications for the explanation and treatment of eating disorders, as well as debates over the relationship between rationality and human psychology.
“…Klein's ideas also became very popular among psychoanalysts and formed the basis of the psychoanalytic research of such scholars as Blatt, Birksted-Breen, Boris, Bruch, Chatoor, Jeammet and Chabert, Materson, Sands, Selvini Palazzoli, Shipton, and Sohn. H. Bruch is perhaps one of the most significant analysts, as the first to describe anorexia in terms of object-relations (Wooldridge, 2018). In her writings, Bruch (1966Bruch ( , 1980Bruch ( , 2001 depicted the parents of anorexic children as not infrequently narcissistic and lacking empathy.…”
Section: Psychoanalytic Explanations Of Anorexia Etiology and Pathoge...mentioning
Eating disorders significantly impact the quality of life of the persons they affect, as well as their involvement in school bullying. People with bulimia and binge-eating disorders are known to be more likely to be victims of bullying; however, studies provide mixed evidence on the connection between bullying and anorexia. Therefore, in this paper, we suggest an explanation for the bullying victimization of people with anorexia. Our theoretical framework is based on psychoanalytical research on eating disorders, and we illustrate our arguments with the results of biographical interviews with 50 girls who have been diagnosed with anorexia. We show that a hostile family environment may influence the girls’ proneness to fall victim to school bullying. Therefore, school staff hoping to address the involvement of girls with anorexia in bullying should be aware of the role that family members play in bullying victimization and tailor interventions accordingly.
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