Sadomasochism in the neuroses conceived of as a pathological compromise formation.
Masochistic phenomena in adults are discussed as derivatives of conscious and/or unconscious fantasies. These masochistic fantasies are always associated with conscious and/or unconscious narcissistic and sadistic fantasies. These fantasies, like all fantasies in adults, are conceived of as compromise formations. After a selected review of the literature, analytic data are presented to highlight the clinical advantages of a contemporary elaboration of the structural hypothesis for the understanding of sadomasochistic and sadonarcissistic phenomena.
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D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004328:Drive; D005201:Fantasy; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008398:Masochism / Q000523:psychology*; D009289:Narcissism; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012448:Sadism / Q000523:psychology*; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology