In this article we are going to analyze the topic of Identification with the Aggressor from different perspectives, with the aim of shedding light on its implications and its importance in various contexts. Identification with the Aggressor is a topic that has generated great interest in recent years, due to its relevance in the _var2 field. Throughout the article we will explore the various facets of Identification with the Aggressor, from its origin to its possible consequences in the future. Additionally, we will examine the influence of Identification with the Aggressor in today's society and its role in the evolution of _var3. Through a multidisciplinary approach, we aim to provide a comprehensive and comprehensive view of Identification with the Aggressor, in order to promote an informed and enriching debate on this topic.
Concept in psychoanalysis
Identification with the Aggressor (German: Identifizierung mit dem Angreifer) is one of the forms of identification conceptualized by psychoanalysis. Specifically, it is a defence mechanism that indicates taking the role of the aggressor and their functional attributes, or imitating their aggressive and behavioral modality, when a psychological trauma brings about the hopeless dilemma of being either a victim or an abuser. This theoretical construct is also defined as a process of coping with mental distress or as a particular case of zero-sum game.
History
The concept was first introduced by Sándor Ferenczi in his clinical diary in June 1932 and then developed in his paper "The Passions of Adults and their Influence on the Development of the Character and the Sexuality of the Child" (German: Die Leidenschaften der Erwachsenen und deren Einfluß auf Charakter und Sexualentwicklung des Kindes) for the 12th International Psycho-Analytic Congress in Wiesbaden, Germany, in September 1932.
The experiment conducted in 1963 by Elliot Aronson and J. Merrill Carlsmith on the forbidden toy seems to endorse such a hypothesis and therefore this type of dynamic: one attributes oneself a mutilation of one's own desire in order to perceive oneself as autarkic, independent and not submissive.
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