The American Journal of Psychoanalysis

, Volume 71, Issue 4, pp 321–328 | Cite as

From Introjection to Intropression: Evolution of a Theoretical Concept and Its Consequences for Psychoanalytic Technique

  • Luis Jorge Martín Cabré
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Abstract

Here we try to offer a panoramic view on the evolution of the concept of introjection in Ferenczi's thinking, until its culmination in the last annotation of Notes and Fragments on December 26, 1932. In this final note, Ferenczi invented the neologism intropression in which he tried to articulate the notion of introjections with the devastating effects of violence and parental repression, and a definite way to conceive the analytical practice.

Keywords

Psychoanalytic technique Ferenczi introjection versus intropression 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Luis Jorge Martín Cabré
    • 1
  1. 1.MadridSpain

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