Dimitris Seferiadis

Projective Identification as a Bidirectional and Recursive Process of the Relational Field

The present paper traces the development of the concept of projective identification within the theory of the Combinatorial Dynamics of the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions. Projective identification is defined as a primary and ongoing form of unconscious somatopsychic communic...

Projective Identification as a Bidirectional and Recursive Process of the Relational Field

The present paper traces the development of the concept of projective identification within the theory of the Combinatorial Dynamics of the Narcissistic Spectrum of Positions. Projective identification is defined as a primary and ongoing form of unconscious somatopsychic communic...

Albert Camus' The Stranger: Somatopsychic Regulation, Personal Responsibility, and Impending Execution as a Paternal Scene

This article examines Albert Camus’ The Stranger through the somatopsychic functions of Meursault’s precision, literalness, sensory fixation, and repetitive movement. These functions are understood as active modes of regulating internal tension and preserving cohesion. The analys...