title: The impact of the deflated self-image on the prolongation of treatment.
abstract: In many individuals a devalued archaic self-image originating in the pregenital period remains fixated in the ego either consciously, unconsciously or both. The splitting between the archaic self-image and the more current integrated ones tends to create a permanent intra-systemic conflict within the ego. One crucial factor culminating in a severe character resistance is the persistence of these primitive self-images. It is stressed further that in order to bring about a cure a long therapy and working through are essential to eradicate these primitive self-images and permit the ego to synthesize more stable, better integrated ones. Four cases are offered to substantiate the aforementioned concepts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011936:Reality Testing; D012649:Self Concept; D013997:Time Factors; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology