Psychoanalytic Concepts: Drives, Mirror Stage, Identity
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The Underpinnings of the Drive
If self-talk alone were enough to move us to survive, it would be the sexual drive, which is mounted on the gregarious instinct, forming self-preservation. This drive would then seek another. Sexuality in us is open to the world; the libido is what makes us feel sympathy or apathy towards another. The mother creates a kind of map through which desire travels in the newborn. When it goes beyond mere need, the baby can perceive a creature of altered demand. Need in us would be equivalent to instinct, but in humans, it is very rudimentary and insufficient.
The Mirror Stage: Image and Self-Formation
The Mirror Stage opens us to fundamental concepts, such as the kingdom of the image, which encompasses the imaginary, narcissism,... Continue reading "Psychoanalytic Concepts: Drives, Mirror Stage, Identity" »