Life within death: Towards a metapsychology of catastrophic psychic trauma

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 915-928

  Tarantelli, Carole Beebe ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catastrophic trauma; Helplessness; Muselmanner; Non integration; Omnipotence; Psychogenic death; Self generation; Survival urge; Symmetry asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; METAPSYCHOLOGY; PAIN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0041919547     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/NPEL-X40F-3QH3-MXAX     Document Type: Article

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