PSYCH 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Projective Identification, Omnipotence
28 Mar 2017
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Observing ego-ability to step outside yourself and reflect on your thoughts, feelings, or actions in real time. Emphasizes 4 processes b/w internal and external objects that influence e/o: identification: i want to be like you. Then treat them as if you are that way, until they agree with your projection. Worked through issues of depressive position and can now let go of the phantasy of a perfect other. Process loss of a perfect self and other. Experiences are so intense, self and objects are split into good and bad components. Mother gives infant space to be on his/her own. Use of transitional objects to cope with separation. Objects used to represent subjective fantasy of omnipotent world and attuned caretakers. Teachers child there is more than one source of support, attunement, and achievement (omnipotence) Can be represented in metaphorical objects later in life. (cid:374)ot (cid:858)good e(cid:374)ough(cid:859) (cid:373)other does (cid:374)ot support (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s earl(cid:455) o(cid:373)(cid:374)ipote(cid:374)(cid:272)e.
