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Psihoterapija : Časopis Instituta za grupnu analizu, Hrvatskog psihoanalitičkog društva i Hrvatskog društva za psihoanalitičku psihoterapiju, Vol. 40 No. 1, 2026.

Uvodnik

https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.2026.75

GENEROSITY, INSIGHT, AND TRUTH FROM A PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE

Vedran Bilić ; naslovni docent, Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska; Klinika za psihijatriju i psihološku medicinu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska *
Darko Marčinko, ; redoviti profesor, Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska; Klinika za psihijatriju i psihološku medicinu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Duško Rudan ; asistent, Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska; Klinika za psihijatriju i psihološku medicinu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Filip Mustač ; Klinika za psihijatriju i psihološku medicinu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska

* Dopisni autor.

Puni tekst: hrvatski pdf 289 Kb

str. 75-106

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Puni tekst: engleski pdf 289 Kb

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Sažetak

This paper examines the psychodynamic concept of generosity. It analyzes the distinction between mature integrated generosity and its regressive and defensive forms. Based on the fundamental psychoanalytic assumption of the unconscious determination of psychic functioning, this study explores the defensive and developmental dimensions of generosity, which are linked to unconscious guilt, narcissistic vulnerability, and the need for validation. Such generosity is conditioned by the regulation of guilt, aggression, and narcissistic vulnerability. In contrast, authentic generosity is associated with psychic health: mentalization, secure
attachment, tolerance of ambivalence, and preserved self-protection. The paper also considers the relationship between generosity, insight, and truth. Bion’s concepts
of truth and the transformation into O, together with Grotstein’s and Blass’ elaborations on the drive for truth as an organizing function of the psyche, interact dynamically with the capacity to tolerate and utilize truth. A necessary prerequisite for the containment and integration of truth is structural capacity. Without it, revealing interventions—or truth itself—can unacceptably destabilize the psyche. Authentic generosity on the part of the therapist is a prerequisite for establishing and maintaining a therapeutic framework in which the patient can develop the capacity to tolerate and utilize truth for psychological growth.

Ključne riječi

psychodynamic perspective; generosity; health; truth; insight

Hrčak ID:

348204

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/348204

Datum izdavanja:

11.6.2026.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

Posjeta: 23 *