New views on the psychodynamics of phobias.
After having differentiated phobias from pseudophobias, the author describes the three stages in the psychodynamics of this psychoneurotic condition. A case is reported in detail and interpretations offered. The new hypothesis is advanced that the unconscious motivation and the defenses go beyond the individual protection of the patient. Psychotherapy is discussed.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology