title: The hallucination as the unconscious self.
abstract: This article describes the symbolic and phenomenological characteristics as well as the experiential process of the schizophrenic hallucination. Considerable attention is paid to insights derived from this type of treatment. Specifically, the concept of primary process is examined as well as the structural nature of the self in the schizophrenic psychosis. An internal three-dimensional model of a patient's unconscious hallucinatory self is presented.
authors.affiliation: Pre-Therapy International Network, Tinley Park, IL 60477, USA.
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prouty
mesh_terms: D004532:Ego; D006212:Hallucinations; D006801:Humans; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D013561:Symbolism; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology