Os efeitos cognitivos do trauma: reversão da função alfa e a formação da tela beta

Lawrence J. Brown

doi:10.60106/rsbppa.v6i1.141

Authors

Lawrence J. Brown Instituto Psicanalítico de Boston

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60106/rsbppa.v6i1.141

Keywords:

Bion, Trauma, Alfa-function, Beta screen

Abstract

In this article the author goes over the notion of trauma by Freud and other contemporary thinkers, showing how it appears in the clinic through the transfer.By using Bion’s ideas on Thinking, Brown expresses his viewpoint that an intense psychological trauma has the effect of reverting the alpha function, leading to the formation of a rigidly organized beta screen, subjecting the patient to repetition sof functioning that prevent him from learning by experience. The article is illustrated by a clinical account that exemplifies the theory set forth, accompanied by a detailed discussion, concluding that the analytical work can redirect the unconscious meaning that the trauma causes on the patient.

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Author Biography

Lawrence J. Brown, Instituto Psicanalítico de Boston

Analista Supervisor Infantil do Instituto Psicanalítico de Boston. Analista do Corpo Docente e Supervisor do Instituto de Psicanálise de Massachusetts. Instrutor Clínico da Escola de Medicina de Harvard.

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