Case report, case study
https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.2024.248
GRETEL AND HANSEL – THE COMPLEXITY OF ADIPOSITY
Maja Dobranić-Posavec
; specijalistica neuropsihijatrije, psihoanalitičarka, privatna praksa Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Abstract
Through a presentation of two cases, this paper explores the complexity of obesity from
a psychoanalytic perspective, contributing to a deeper understanding of the psychological
aspects that contribute to this complex phenomenon. Through the prism of psychoanalytic
theories, we will focus on the deeper causes of obesity by exploring emotional
traumas, defense mechanisms, and symbolic features that are associated with excessive
food intake.
We will also explore how psychoanalytic concepts such as projection, repression and identification
can shape an individual’s relationship towards their body and food. Psychoanalysis
provides insight into the ways in which individuals use food as a means of self-gratification
or as a substitute for other unmet needs.
Through an analysis of symbolic aspects of obesity, we will study how the body becomes
a space for expressing deep-seated emotional conflicts. This paper emphasizes the importance
of psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic approaches in a multidisciplinary approach
to treating adiposity, offering a deeper understanding and targeted interventions at the emotional
level.
Keywords
adiposity/obesit; psychoanalysis; psychosomatics
Hrčak ID:
328688
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2024.
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