From Eros to Thanatos: condensation and repetition compulsion in Coleridge's "Kubla Khan".
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Attitude to Death↗
Biomedical subjects
R D Logan
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A re-conceptualization of Erikson's identity stage.
This brief theoretical paper argues that Erikson's concept of identity was originally proposed as something constructed to a significant degree by the individual, i.e., an Instrumental Identity. With the decline in instrumentality in a consumer/service-oriented society, Erikson's original concept fits less well. A new conceptualization of identity, that of Existential Identity, is proposed. Thus, the earlier issue of success versus failure at achieving an Instrumental Identity has begun to give way to a new dimension--of being either a victim or a beneficiary in seeking an Existential Identity. Alternatively, the stage of "adolescence" can be viewed as a stage of seeking Instrumental Identity, and Keniston's new stage of "youth" as the locus of the new Existential Identity.
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Charles Lindbergh and the "right stuff".
This paper undertakes a partial character study of Charles Lindbergh, focusing on those traits (confrontation with sources of fear, fascination with "realms beyond," meticulous observation, openness to his own unconscious) that seemed to enable him to cope so effectively, and suggesting some possible sources of these traits in his life circumstances.
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Identity diffusion and psycho-social defense mechanisms.
This paper attempts to delineate behaviors that can function as "psycho-social" defense mechanisms to ward off temporarily the anxiety and uncertainty of identity diffusion. Four categories are outlined: I. Escapes from identity uncertainty (e.g., immersion in intense immediate experiences); II. Adopting temporary substitute identities (e.g., purchasing items with "ready-made personas"); III. Acting to strengthen temporarily a weak identity (e.g., through risk-taking); IV. Striving to make an identity out of the meaninglessness of identity diffusion itself (e.g., through pointless fads). It is then suggested that one reason for youthful drug abuse is that drugs are so well-suited for providing most of these temporary defenses.
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