Love, guilt and repetition towards atonement

a case study under Klein’s theory

Authors

  • Maria Christina Kuhn IWBion

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60106/rsbppa.v23i2.447

Keywords:

Atonement, Envy, Melanie Klein, Object relations, Voracity

Abstract

This article brings material from a patient, which consists of two sessions and the report of a dream. Based on that, one proposes the hypothetical issues which trigger the hardship which the patient struggles with in her adult life. Such material is approached under Klein’s theory concerning the first relations with the object, phantasies, anxieties and defences. Thus, one considers that the difficulties faced by the patient are closely related to the tough object relations of her early life experiences, which are supposed to be harmful to her capacity of atoning primitive sadistic attacks in later stages of life.

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Author Biography

Maria Christina Kuhn, IWBion

Psicóloga. Formação em Psicoterapia Psicanalítica. Membro Pleno e Diretora Clínica do IWBion. Docente do Instituto W. Bion e do Gaepsi – Associação de Psicoterapia Psicanalítica.

References

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Hinshelwood, R.D. (1992). Dicionário do pensamento kleiniano. Porto Alegre: Artes Médicas.

Klein, M. (1975a). Notas sobre alguns mecanismos esquizóides. In Inveja e gratidão e outros trabalhos – 1946-1963. Rio de Janeiro: Imago. (Trabalho original publicado em 1946)

Klein, M. (1975b). Inveja e gratidão. In Inveja e gratidão e outros trabalhos – 1946-1963. Rio de Janeiro: Imago. (Trabalho original publicado em 1957)

Published

2021-07-24

How to Cite

Kuhn, M. C. (2021). Love, guilt and repetition towards atonement: a case study under Klein’s theory. Psicanálise - Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Psicanálise De Porto Alegre, 23(2), 79–85. https://doi.org/10.60106/rsbppa.v23i2.447

Issue

Section

Thematic works – Melanie Klein – 100 years