Inpsychoanalytictreatment,however,theassociation—experimentenablesonetomakeonlyapreliminary,qualitativeanalysisofthecase,itoffersnoessentialcontributiontothetechnique,andisreallynotindispensableintheworkofanalysis。Ofmoreimportance,however,wasanotherdiscoveryoftheZü;richSchool,orrather,ofitstwoleaders,BleulerandJung。
Theformerpointedoutthatagreatmanypurelypsychiatriccasescanbeexplainedbythesamepsychoanalyticprocessasthoseusedindreamsandintheneuroses(FreudscheMechanismen)。Jungemployedwithsuccesstheanalyticmethodofinterpretationinthestrangestandmostobscurephenomenaofdementiapræ;cox,theoriginofwhichappearedquiteclearwhencorrelatedwiththelifeandinterestsofthepatient。Fromthattimeonitbecameimpossibleforthepsychiatriststoignorepsychoanalysis。Bleuler’sgreatworkonSchizophrenie[sic](1911),inwhichthepsychoanalyticpointsofviewareplacedonanequalfootingwiththeclinical—systematicones,broughtthissuccesstocompletion。
Imustnotomittopointoutadivergencewhichwasthenalready[p。
21]distinctlynoticeableintheworkingtendenciesofthetwoschools。
Alreadyin1897Ihadpublishedtheanalysisofacaseofschizophrenia,whichshowed,however,paranoidtrends,sothatitssolutioncouldnothaveanticipatedtheimpressionofJung’sanalyses。Buttometheimportantelementhadnotbeentheinterpretationofthesymptoms,butratherthepsychicmechanismsofthedisease,andaboveall,theagreementofthismechanismwiththeonealreadyknowninhysteria。Nolighthadbeenthrownatthattimeonthedifferencebetweenthesetwomaladies。Iwasthenalreadyworkingtowardatheoryofthelibidointheneuroseswhichwastoexplainallneuroticaswellaspsychoticappearancesonthebasisofabnormaldriftsofthelibido。TheSwissinvestigatorslackedthispointofview。
SofarasIknowBleuler,eventoday,adherestoanorganiccausationfortheformsofDementiaPræ;cox,andJung,whosebookonthismaladyappearedin1907,upheldthetoxictheoryofthesameattheCongressatSalzburgin1908,whichthoughnotexcludingit,goesfarbeyondthelibidotheory。Onthissamepointhecametogrieflater(1912),inthathenowusedtoomuchofthestuffwhichpreviouslyherefusedtoemployatall。
AthirdcontributionfromtheSwissSchool,whichistobeascribedprobablyentirelytoJung,Idonotvalueashighlyasdootherswhoarenotinasclosecontactwithit。Ispeakofthetheoryofthecomplexes,whichgrewoutofthe"DiagnostischeAssoziationsstudien"(1906—1910)。
Ititselfhasneitherresultedinapsychologicaltheorynorhasitaddedanunconstrainedinsertiontothecontextofthepsychoanalyticprinciples。
Ontheotherhand,theword"complex"hasgainedforitselftherightofcitizenshipinpsychoanalysis,asbeingaconvenientandoftenanindispensabletermfordescriptivesummariesofpsychologicfacts。Noneotheramongthenamesanddesignations,newlycoinedasaresultofpsychoanalyticneeds,hasattainedsuchwidespreadpopularity;butnoothertermhasbeensomisappliedtothedetrimentofclearthinking。Inpsychoanalyticdictiononeoftenspokeofthe"returnofthecomplex"when"thereturnoftherepression"wasintendedtobeconveyed,oronebecameaccustomedtosay"Ihaveacomplex[p。22]againsthim"whenmorecorrectlyheshouldhavesaid"aresistance。"
Intheyearsafter1907,whichfollowedtheunionoftheschoolsofViennaandZü;rich,psychoanalysisreceivedthatextraordinaryimpetusinwhichitstillfindsitselftoday。Thisispositivelyattestedbythespreadofpsychoanalyticliteratureandtheincreaseinthenumberofdoctorswhodesiretopracticeorlearnit,alsobythemassofattacksuponitbycongressesandlearnedsocieties。Ithaswanderedintothemostdistantcountries,iteverywhereshockedpsychiatrists,andhasgainedtheattentionoftheculturedlaityandworkersinotherscientificfields。HavelockEllis,whohasfolloweditsdevelopmentwithsympathywithoutevercallinghimselfitsadherent,wrote,in1911,inapaperfortheAustralasianMedicalCongress:"Freud’spsychoanalysisisnowchampionedandcarriedoutnotonlyinAustriaandinSwitzerland,butintheUnitedStates,inEngland,India,Canada,and,Idoubtnot,inAustralasia。"[5]
AdoctorfromChile(probablyaGerman)appearedattheInternationalCongressinBuenosAyres[sic],in1910,andspokeonbehalfoftheexistenceofinfantilesexualityandpraisedtheresultsofpsychoanalytictherapyinobsessions。"[6]AnEnglishneurologistinCentralIndiainformedmethroughadistinguishedcolleaguewhocametoEurope,thatthecasesofMohammedanIndiansonwhomhehadpracticedanalysisshowednootheretiologyoftheirneurosesthanourEuropeanpatients。
TheintroductionofpsychoanalysisintoNorthAmericatookplaceunderparticularlygloriousauspices。Intheautumnof1909,JungandmyselfwereinvitedbyPresidentStanleyHall,ofClarkUniversity,totakepartinthecelebrationofthetwentiethanniversaryoftheopeningofClarkUniversity,bygivingsomelecturesinGerman。Wefound,toourgreatastonishment,thattheunprejudicedmenofthatsmallbutrespectedpedagogic—philosophicaluniversityknewallthepsychoanalyticwritingsandhadhonoredthem[p。
23]intheirlecturestotheirstudents。ThuseveninprudishAmericaonecould,atleastinacademiccircles,discussfreelyandtreatscientificallyallthosethingsthatareregardedasoffensiveinlife。ThefivelecturesthatIimprovisedatWorcesterthenappearedinEnglishintheAmericanJournalofPsychology;laterontheywereprintedinGermanunderthetitle,"Ü;berPsychoanalyse。"Junglecturedondiagnosticassociationstudiesandon"conflictsinthepsychiclifeofthechild。"WewererewardedforitwiththehonorarydegreeofLL。D。DuringthisweekofcelebrationatWorcester,psychoanalysiswasrepresentedbyfivepersons。BesidesJungandmyselftherewereFerenczi,whohadjoinedmeastravelling—companion,ErnestJones,thenofTorontoUniversity(Canada),nowinLondon,andA。
A。Brill,whowasalreadypractisingpsychoanalysisinNewYork。
ThemostnoteworthypersonalrelationshipwhichresultedatWorcester,wasthatestablishedwithJamesJ。Putnam,teacherofneuropathologyatHarvardUniversity。Foryearshehadexpressedadisparagingopinionofpsychoanalysis,butnowhebefriendeditandrecommendedittohiscountrymenandhiscolleaguesinnumerouslectures,richincontentandfineofform。
TherespectwhichheenjoysinAmerica,owingtohischaracter,hishighmoralstandardandhiskeenlovefortruth,wasveryhelpfultothecauseofpsychoanalysisandprotecteditagainstthedenunciationstowhichitmightotherwisehaveearlysuccumbed。YieldingtoomuchtothegreatethicalandphilosophicbentofhisnaturePutnamlaterrequiredofpsychoanalysiswhat,tome,seemsanimpossibledemand。Hewishedthatitshouldbepressedintotheserviceofacertainmoralphilosophicalconceptionoftheuniverse;
butPutnamhasremainedthechiefpropofthepsychoanalyticmovementinhisnativeland。
ForthediffusionofthismovementBrillandJonesdeservethegreatestcredit。Withaself—denyingindustrytheyconstantlybroughtunderthenoticeoftheircountrymen,throughtheirworks,theeasilyobservablefundamentalprinciplesofpsychoanalysisofeverydaylife,ofthedreamandoftheneuroses。Brillhasstrengthenedtheseinfluencesbyhismedicalactivitiesandhistranslationsof[p。24]mywritings:Jones,byilluminatinglecturesandcleverdiscussionsattheAmericanCongresses。[7]
ThelackofarootedscientifictraditionandthelesserrigidityofofficialauthorityhavebeenofdecidedadvantagetotheimpetusgiventopsychoanalysisinAmericabyStanleyHall。Itwascharacteristictherefromthebeginningthatprofessors,headsofinsaneasylums,aswellasindependentpractitioners,allshowedthemselvesequallyinterestedinpsychoanalysis。Butjustforthisveryreasonitisclearthatthefightforpsychoanalysismustbefoughttoadecisiveend,wherethegreaterresistancehasbeenmetwith,namely,inthecountriesoftheoldculturalcenters。
OftheEuropeancountries,Francehassofarshownherselftheleastreceptivetowardspsychoanalysis,althoughcreditablewritingsbytheZü;richphysician,A。Maeder,haveopenedupfortheFrenchreaderaneasypathtoitsprinciples。ThefirstindicationsofinterestcamefromprovincialFrance。Moricheau—Beauchant(Poitiers)wasthefirstFrenchmanwhoopenlyacceptedpsychoanalysis。Ré;gisandHesnard(Bordeaux)havelatelytried(1913)toovercometheprejudicesoftheircountrymenbyanexhaustiveandsensefulpresentationofthesubject,whichtakesexceptiononlytosymbolism。InParisitselftherestillappearstoreigntheconviction(givensuchoratoricalexpressionatLondonCongress1913byJanet)thateverythinggoodinpsychoanalysisonlyrepeats,withslightmodifications,theviewsofJanet——everythingelseinpsychoanalysisbeingbad。JanethimselfhadtostandatthisCongressanumberofcorrectionsfromErnestJones,whowasabletoreproachhimforhislackofknowledgeofthesubject。
Wecannot,however,forgetthecreditdueJanetforhisworksonthepsychologyoftheneuroses,althoughwemustrepudiatehisclaims。
Italy,aftermanypromisingstarts,ceasedtotakefurtherinterest。
OwingtopersonalconnectionspsychoanalysisgainedanearlyhearinginHolland:VanEmden,VanOphuijsen,VanRenterghem[p。25]("Freudenzijnschool")andthetwodoctorsStä;rkearebusyinHollandparticularlyonthetheoreticalside。[8]TheinterestinpsychoanalysisinscientificcirclesinEnglanddevelopedveryslowly,buttheindicationsarethatjusthere,favoredbytheEnglishlikingforthepracticalandtheirpassionatechampionshipofjustice,aflourishingfutureawaitspsychoanalysis。
InSweden,P。Bjerre,successortoWetterstand,has,atleasttemporarily,givenuphypnoticsuggestioninfavorofanalytictreatment。A。Vogt(Christiania)
honoredpsychoanalysisalreadyin1907inhis"Psykiatriensgruntraek,"
sothatthefirsttext—bookonpsychiatrythattookanynoticeofpsychoanalysiswaswritteninNorwegian。InRussia,psychoanalysisisverygenerallyknownandwidespread;almostallmywritingsaswellasthoseofotheradvocatesofanalysisaretranslatedintoRussian。ButadeepergraspoftheanalyticteachinghasnotyetshownitselfinRussia。ThecontributionswrittenbyRussianphysiciansandpsychiatristsarenotatpresentnoteworthy。
OnlyOdessapossessesatrainedpsychoanalystinthepersonofM。Wulff。
TheintroductionofpsychoanalysisintothescienceandliteratureofPolandisduechieflytotheendeavorsofL。Jekels。Hungary,geographicallysoneartoAustria,scientificallysoforeigntoit,hasgiventopsychoanalysisonlyoneco—worker,S。Ferenczi,butsuchanoneasisworthawholesociety。
ThestandingofpsychoanalysisinGermanycanbedescribedinnootherwaythantostatethatitisthecynosureofallscientificdiscussion,andevokesfromphysiciansaswellasfromthelaity,opinionsofdecidedrejection,which,sofar,havenotcometoanend,butwhich,onthecontrary,areconstantlyrenewedandstrengthened。Noofficialseatoflearninghas,sofar,admittedpsychoanalysis。Successfulpractitionerswhoapplyitarefew。Onlyafewinstitutions,suchasthatofBinswanger’sinKreuzlingen(onSwisssoil)andMarcinowski’sinHolstein,haveopenedtheirdoorsto[p。26]psychoanalysis。InthecriticalcityofBerlin,wehaveK。Abraham,oneofthemostprominentrepresentativesofpsychoanalysis。HewasformerlyanassistantofBleuler。Onemightwonderthatthisstateofthingshasthuscontinuedforanumberofyearswithoutanychange,ifitwasnotknownthattheaboveaccountmerelydescribesthesuperficialappearances。
Onemustnotoverestimatethesignificanceoftherejectionofpsychoanalysisbytheofficialrepresentativesofscience,theheadsofinstitutions,aswellastheiryoungfollowing。Itiseasytounderstandwhytheopponentsloudlyraisetheirvoiceswhilstthefollowers,beingintimidated,keepsilent。Manyofthelatter,whosefirstcontributionstoanalysisraisedhighexpectations,laterwithdrewfromthemovementunderthepressureofcircumstances。Butthemovementitselfstridesaheadquietly。Itisalwaysgainingnewsupportersamongpsychiatristsandthelaity。Itconstantlyincreasesthenumberofreadersofpsychoanalyticliteratureandthusforcestheopponentstoamoreviolentattemptatdefense。InthecourseoftheseyearsIhaveread,perhapsadozentimes,inthereportsofthetransactionsofcertaincongressesandofmeetingsofscientificsocieties,orinreviewsofcertainpublications,thatpsychoanalysiswasnowdead,thatitwasfinallyovercomeandsettled。TheanswertoallthiswouldhavetoreadlikethetelegramfromMarkTwaintothenewspaperthatfalselyannouncedhisdeath:"Thereportofmydeathisgrosslyexaggerated。"Aftereachofthesedeath—notices,psychoanalysishasgainednewfollowersandco—workersandhascreatedforitselfneworgans。Surelytobereporteddeadisanadvanceoverbeingtreatedwithdeadsilence!
Handinhandwithitsterritorialexpansionjustdescribedpsychoanalysisbecameenlargedwithregardtoitscontentsthroughitsencroachinguponfieldsofknowledgeoutsideofthestudyoftheneurosesandpsychiatry。
IwillnottreatindetailthedevelopmentofthispartofourbranchofsciencesincethiswasexcellentlydonebyRankandSachs(inLö;wenfeld’s"Grenzfragen")[9]whichpresents[p。27]exhaustivelyjusttheseachievementsintheworkofanalysis。Besides,hereeverythingisininchoateform,hardlyworkedout,mostlyonlypreliminaryandsometimesonlyinthestageofanintention。Everyhonestthinkerwillfindhereinnogroundsforreproach。Thereisatremendousamountofproblemsforasmallnumberofworkerswhosechiefactivitylieselsewhere,whoareobligedtoattackthespecialproblemsofthenewsciencewithonlyamateurishpreparation。Theseworkershailingfromthepsychoanalyticfieldmakenosecretoftheirdilettantism,theyonlydesiretobeguidesandtemporaryoccupantsoftheplacesofthosespecialiststowhomtheyrecommendtheanalytictechniqueandprinciplesuntilthelatterarereadytotakeupthisworkthemselves。Thattheresultsaimedatare,evennow,notatallinsignificant,isduepartlytothefruitfulnessofthepsychoanalyticmethod,andpartlytothecircumstancethatalreadythereareafewinvestigators,who,withoutbeingphysicians,havemadetheapplicationofpsychoanalysistothementalsciencestheirlifework。
Mostofthesepsychoanalyticapplicationscanbetraced,asiseasilyunderstood,totheimpetusgivenbymyearlyanalyticworks。Theanalyticexaminationsofnervouspatientsandneuroticmanifestationsofnormalpersonsdrovemetotheassumptionofpsychologicalrelationshipswhich,mostcertainly,couldnotbelimitedonlytothatfield。Thusanalysispresentedusnotonlywiththeexplanationofpathologicaloccurrences,butalsoshowedustheirconnectionwithnormalpsychiclifeanduncoveredundreamed—ofrelationsbetweenpsychiatryandavarietyofothersciencesdealingwithactivitiesofmind。Thuscertaintypicaldreamsfurnishedtheunderstandingofmanymythsandfairytales。RiklinandAbrahamfollowedthishintandbeganthoseinvestigationsaboutmythswhichhavefoundtheircompletionintheworksofRankonMythology,workswhichdofulljusticetoalltherequirementsofthespecialist。Theprosecutionofdream—symbologyledtotheveryheartoftheproblemsofmythology,folk—lore(Jones,Storfer)
andofreligiousabstraction。AtoneofthepsychoanalyticcongressestheaudiencewasdeeplyimpressedwhenastudentofJungpointedoutthesimilarity[p。28]ofthephantasy—formationofschizophrenicswiththecosmogoniesofprimitivetimesandpeoples。Inalaterelaboration,nolongerfreefromobjectionyetveryinteresting,Jungmadeuseofmythologicalmaterialinanattempttoharmonizetheneuroticwithreligiousandmythologicalphantasies。
Anotherpathledfromtheinvestigationofdreamstotheanalysisofpoeticcreations,andfinallytotheanalysisofauthorsandartiststhemselves。
Verysoonitwasdiscoveredthatthedreamsinventedbywritersstandinthesamerelationtoanalysisasdogenuinedreams。[10]
Theconceptionoftheunconsciouspsychicactivityenabledustogetthefirstglimpseintothenatureofthepoeticcreativeness。Thevaluationoftheemotionalfeelingswhichwewereforcedtorecognizewhilestudyingtheneurosesenabledustorecognizethesourcesofartisticproductionsandbroughtuptheproblemastohowtheartistreactstothosestimuliandwithwhatmeanshedisguiseshisreactions。[11]
Mostpsychoanalystswithwideinterestshavefurnishedcontributionsfromtheirworksforthetreatmentoftheseproblems,whichareamongthemostattractiveintheapplicationofpsychoanalysis。Naturallyherealsooppositionwasnotlackingfromthosewhoarenotacquaintedwithanalysis,andexpresseditselfwiththesamelackofunderstandingandpassionaterejectionasonthenativesoilofpsychoanalysis。Foritwastobeexpectedasamatterofcourse,thateverywherepsychoanalysispenetrates,itwouldhavetogothroughthesamestrugglewiththenatives。However,theseattemptedinvasionshavenotyetstirredupinterestinallfieldswhichwill,inthefuture,beopentothem。AmongthestrictlyscientificapplicationsofanalysistoliteraturethedeepworkofRankonthethemeofincesteasilyranksfirst。Itscontentiscertaintoevokethegreatestunpopularity。
Philologicalandhistoricalworksonthebasisofpsychoanalysisarefew,atpresent。Imyselfdaredtoventuretomakethefirstattempt[p。
29]intotheproblemsofthepsychologyofreligionin1910,whenIcomparedreligiousceremonialswithneuroticceremonials。Inhisworkonthe"pietyoftheCountofZinzendorf,"aswellasinothercontributions,theRev。
Dr。Pfister,ofZü;rich,hassucceededintracingbackreligiouszealotismtoperverseeroticism。IntherecentworksoftheZü;richSchooloneismorelikelytofindthatreligionbecomesinjectedintotheanalysisratherthanrationallyexplainedbyit。
Inmyfouressayson"TotemandTaboo"[12]Imadetheattempttodiscusstheproblemsofracepsychologybymeansofanalysis。
Thisshouldleadusdirectlytotheoriginsofthemostimportantinstitutionsofourcivilization,suchasstateregulations,morality,religion,aswellastotheoriginsoftheinterdictionofincestandofconscience。
Towhatextenttherelationsthusobtainedwillbeprooftocriticismcannotbedeterminedtoday。
MybookonWit[l3]furnishedthefirstexamplesoftheapplicationofanalyticthinkingtoestheticthemes。Everythingelseisstillwaitingforworkers,whocanexpectarichharvestinthisveryfield。Wearelackinghereinworkersfromtheserespectivespecialtiesandinordertoattractsuch,HansSachsfoundedin1912,thejournalImago,editedbyhimselfandRank。Hitschmannandv。Wintersteinmadeabeginningwiththepsychoanalyticelucidationofphilosophicalsystemsandpersonalities。
Thecontinuationanddeepertreatmentofthesameismuchtobedesired。
Therevolutionaryfindingsofpsychoanalysisconcerningthepsychiclifeofthechild,thepartplayedthereinbysexualimpulses(v。Hug—Helmuth)
andthefateofsuchparticipationofsexualitywhichbecomesuselessforthepurposeofpropagation,naturallydrewattentiontopedagogics,andinstigatedtheefforttopushtheanalyticalviewpointintotheforegroundofthissphere。RecognitionisduetotheRev。Pfisterforhavingbegunthisapplicationofanalysiswithhonestenthusiasm,andforhavingbroughtittothe[p。30]noticeofministersandeducators。[14]
HesucceededinwinningoveranumberofSwisspedagoguesassympathizersinthiswork。Itissaidthatsomepreferredtoremaincircumspectlyinthebackground。AportionoftheViennaanalystsseemtohavelandedintheirretreatfrompsychoanalysisonasortofmedicalpedagogy。(AdlerandFurtmü;ller,"HeilenandBilden,"1913·;)
Ihaveattemptedintheseincompletesuggestionstoindicatethe,asyet,hardlyvisiblewealthofassociationswhichhavesprungupbetweenmedicalpsychoanalysisandotherfieldsofscience。ThereismaterialfortheworkofawholegenerationofinvestigatorsandIdoubtnotthatthisworkwillbedonewhenoncetheresistancetopsychoanalysisassuchhasbeenovercome。[15]
Towritethehistoryoftheresistances,Iconsider,atpresent,bothfruitlessandinopportune。Itwouldnotbeverygloriousforthescientificmenofourday。ButIwilladdatoncethatithasneveroccurredtometorailagainsttheopponentsofpsychoanalysismerelybecausetheywereopponents,notcountingafewunworthyindividuals,fortunehuntersandplundererssuchasintimeofwararealwaysfoundonbothsides。ForI
knewhowtoaccountforthebehavioroftheseopponentsandhadbesidesdiscoveredthatpsychoanalysisbringstolighttheworstineveryman。
ButIdecidednottoanswermyopponentsand,sofarasIhadinfluence,tokeepothersfrompolemics。Thevalueofpublicorliterarydiscussionsseemedtomeverydoubtfulundertheparticularconditionsinwhichthefightoverpsychoanalysistookplace。Thevalueofmajoritiesatcongressesorsocietymeetingswascertainlydoubtful,andmyconfidenceinthehonestyanddistinctionofmyopponentswasalwaysslight。Observationshowsthatonlyveryfewpersonsarecapableofremainingpolite,nottospeakofobjective,inanyscientificdispute,andtheimpressiongainedfromascientificquarrelwasalwaysahorrortome。Perhapsthisattitudeofminehasbeenmisunderstood,[p。31]perhapsIhavebeenconsideredasgood—naturedorsointimidatedthatitwassupposednofurtherconsiderationneedbeshownme。
Thisisamistake。Icanrevileandraveaswellasanyother,butI
amnotabletorenderintoliteraryformtheexpressionsoftheunderlyingaffectsandthereforeIprefertoabstainentirely。PerhapsinmanyrespectsitmighthavebeenbetterhadIpermittedfreeventtomyownpassionsandtothoseaboutme。WehaveallheardtheinterestingattemptatanexplanationoftheoriginofpsychoanalysisfromitsViennesemilieu。Janetdidnotscorntomakeuseofitaslateas1913,although,nodoubt,heisproudofbeingaParisian。Thisapereç;usaysthatpsychoanalysis,especiallytheassertionthattheneurosescanbetracedbacktodisturbancesinthesexuallife,couldonlyhaveoriginatedinacitylikeVienna,inanatmosphereofsensualityandimmoralitynottobefoundinothercities,andthatitthusrepresentsonlyareflection,thetheoreticalprojectionasitwere,oftheseparticularVienneseconditions。Well,Icertainlyamnolocalpatriot,butthistheoryhasalwaysseemedtobeespeciallynonsensical,sononsensicalthatsometimesIwasinclinedtoassumethatthereproachingoftheViennaspiritwasonlyaeuphemisticsubstitutionforanotheronewhichonedidnotcaretobringuppublicly。Iftheassumptionshadbeenoftheoppositekind,wemightbeinclinedtolisten。Butevenifweassumethattheremightbeacitywhoseinhabitantshaveimposeduponthemselvesspecialsexualrestrictionsandatthesametimeshowapeculiartendencytosevereneuroticmaladies,thensuchatownmightwellfurnishthesoilonwhichsomeobservermightgettheideaofconnectingthesetwofactsandofdeductingtheonefromtheother。ButneitherassumptionfitsVienna。TheVienneseareneithermoreabstemiousnoryetmorenervousthandwellersinanyothermetropolis。Sexmattersarealittlefreer,prudishnessislessthaninthecitiesofwesternandnorthernEuropethataresoproudoftheirchastity。Oursupposedobserverwould,morelikely,beledastraybytheparticularconditionsprevailinginViennathanbeenlightenedastothecauseoftheneuroses。[p。32]
ButViennahasdoneeverythingpossibletodenyhershareintheoriginofpsychoanalysis。Nowhereelseistheinimicalindifferenceofthelearnedandculturedcirclessoclearlyevidenttothepsychoanalyst。
PerhapsIamsomewhattoblameforthisbymypolicyofavoidingwidespreadpublicity。IfIhadcausedpsychoanalysistooccupythemedicalsocietiesofViennawithnoisysessions,withanunloadingofallpassions,whereinallreproachesandinvectivescarriedonthetongueorinthemindwouldhavebeenexpressed,thenperhapsthebanagainstpsychoanalysismight,bynow,havebeenremovedanditsstandingnolongermighthavebeenthatofastrangerinitsnativecity。Asitis,thepoetmayberightwhenhemakesWallensteinsay:"YetthistheViennesewillnotforgiveme,ThatIdidthemoutofaspectacle。"ThetasktowhichIamunequal,namely,thatofreproachingtheopponents"suaviterinmodo"fortheirinjusticeandarbitrariness,wastakenupbyBleulerin1911andcarriedoutinmosthonorablefashioninhiswork,"Freud’sPsychoanalysis:aDefenseandaCriticism。"Itwouldbesoentirelynaturalformetopraisethiswork,criticalintwodirections,thatI
hastentotellwhatthereisinitIobjectto。Thisworkappearstometobestillverypartisan,toolenienttothemistakesofouropponents,andaltogethertooseveretotheshortcomingsofourfollowers。Thischaracterizationofitmayexplainwhytheopinionofapsychiatristofsuchhighstanding,ofsuchindubitableabilityandindependence,hasnothadgreaterinfluenceonhiscolleagues。Theauthorof"Affectivity"(1906)mustnotbesurprisediftheinfluenceofaworkisnotdeterminedbythevalueofitsargumentbutbythetoneofitsaffect。Anotherpartofthisinfluence——theoneonthefollowersofpsychoanalysis——Bleulerhimselfdestroyedlateronbybringingintoprominencein1913,inhis"CriticismoftheFreudianSchool,"theobversesideofhisattitudetopsychoanalysis。Thereinhetakesawaysomuchfromthestructureofthepsychoanalyticprinciplesthatouropponentsmaywellbesatisfiedwiththeassistanceofthisdefender。
[p。33]ItwasnotnewargumentsorbetterobservationsthatservedBleulerasaguidancefortheseverdicts,butonlythereferencetoownknowledge,theinadequacyofwhichtheauthornolongeradmitsasinhisearlierwritings。
Hereanalmostirreparablelossseemedtothreatenpsychoanalysis。However,inhislastutterance("DieKritikenderSchizophrenie,"1914)ontheoccasionoftheattacksmadeuponhimowingtohisintroductionofpsychoanalysisintohisbookon"Schizophrenie,"Bleulerrisestowhathehimselftermsa"haughtypresumption:""ButnowIwillassumeahaughtypresumption,Iconsiderthatthemanypsychologiestodatehavecontributedmightylittletotheexplanationoftheconnectionbetweenpsychogeneticsymptomsanddiseases,butthatthedeeperpsychology(tiefenpsychologie)furnishesusapartofthepsychologystilltobecreated,whichthephysicianneedsinordertounderstandhispatientsandtohealthemrationally;andI
evenbelievethatinmy’Schizophrenie’Ihavetakenaverysmallsteptowardsthis。"Thefirsttwoassertionsaresurelycorrect,thelattermaybeanerror。
Sincebythe"deeperpsychology"psychoanalysisaloneistobeunderstood,wemay,forthepresent,remainsatisfiedwiththisadmission。[p。34]III"Cutitshort,Ondoomsday’twon’tbeworthafarthing!"Goethe。TwoyearsafterthefirstcongressthesecondprivatecongressofpsychoanalyststookplaceatNuremberg,March,1910。·;Duringtheinterval,whilstIwasstillundertheimpressionofthefavorablereceptioninAmerica,thegrowinghostilityinGermanyandtheunexpectedsupportthroughtheacquisitionoftheZü;richSchool,IhadconceivedaprojectwhichIwasabletocarryout,atthissecondcongress,withthehelpofmyfriendS。Ferenczi。Ihadinmindtoorganizethepsychoanalyticmovement,totransferitscentertoZü;rich,andplaceitunderaheadwhowouldtakecareofitsfuture。Asthisfoundmuchoppositionamongtheadherentsofpsychoanalysis,Iwillexplainmymotivesmorefully。ThusIhopetojustifymyself,evenifitturnsoutthatmyactionwasnotaverywiseone。
IjudgedthattheassociationwithViennawasnorecommendation,butratheranobstacleforthenewmovement。AplacelikeZü;rich,intheheartofEurope,whereanacademicteacherhadopenedhisinstitutiontopsychoanalysis,seemedtomemuchmorepromising。Moreover,Iassumedthatmyownpersonwasasecondobstacle。Theestimateputuponmypersonalitywasutterlyconfusedbythefavorordislikefromdifferentfactions。I
waseithercomparedtoDarwinandKeplerorreviledasaparalytic。I,therefore,desiredtopushintothebackgroundnotonlythecitywhencepsychoanalysisemanated,butalsomyownpersonality。Furthermore,Iwasnolongeryoung,IsawalongroadbeforemeandIfeltoppressedbytheideathatithadfallentomylottobecomealeaderinmyadvancedage。
YetIfeltthattheremustbealeader。Iknewonlytoowellwhatmistakeslayinwaitforhimwhowouldundertakethepracticeofpsychoanalysis,andhopedthatmanyofthesemightbeavoidedifwehadanauthoritywhowaspreparedto[p。35]guideandadmonish。Suchauthoritynaturallydevolveduponmeinviewoftheindisputableadvantageoffifteenyears’experience。
Itwasnowmydesiretotransferthisauthoritytoayoungermanwhowould,quitenaturally,takemyplaceonmydeath。IfeltthatthispersoncouldbeonlyC。G。Jung,forBleulerwasofmyownage。InfavorofJungwashisconspicuoustalents,thecontributionshehadalreadymadetoanalysis,hisindependentposition,andtheimpressionofenergywhichhispersonalityalwaysmade。Healsoseemedpreparedtoenterintofriendlyrelationswithme,andtogiveup,formysake,certainrace—prejudiceswhichhehadsofarpermittedhimselftoindulge。Ihadnonotionthenthatinspiteoftheadvantagesenumerated,thiswasaveryunfortunatechoice;thatitconcernedapersonwho,incapableoftoleratingtheauthorityofanother,wasstilllessfittedtobehimselfanauthority,onewhoseenergywasdevotedtotheunscrupulouspursuitofhisowninterests。
TheformationofanofficialorganizationIconsiderednecessarybecauseIfearedtheabusestowhichpsychoanalysiswouldbesubjected,onceitshouldachievepopularity。Ifeltthatthereshouldbeaplacethatcouldgivethedictum:"Withallthisnonsense,analysishasnothingtodo;thisisnotpsychoanalysis。"Itwasdecidedthatatthemeetingofthelocalgroupswhichtogetherformedtheinternationalorganization,instructionshouldbegivenhowpsychoanalysisshouldbepractised,thatphysiciansshouldbetrainedthereandthatthelocalsocietyshould,inaway,standsponsorforthem。Italsoappearedtomedesirablethattheadherentsofpsychoanalysisshouldmeetforfriendlyintercourseandmutualsupport,inasmuchasofficialsciencehadpronounceditsgreatbanandboycottagainstphysiciansandinstitutionspractisingpsychoanalysis。ThisandnothingelseIwishedtoattainbythefoundingofthe"InternationalPsychoanalyticAssociation。"Perhapsitwasmorethancouldpossiblybeattained。Justasmyopponentslearnedthatitwasnotpossibletostemthenewmovement,soIhadtolearn,byexperience,thatitwouldnotpermititselftobeledalongtheparticularpathwhichIhadlaidoutforit。Themotionmadeby[p。36]FerencziatNurembergwasseconded。Jungwaselectedpresident,andRiklinwaschosenassecretary。Itwasalsodecidedtopublishacorrespondingjournalthroughwhichthecentralassociationwas"tofosterandfurtherthescienceofpsychoanalysisasfoundedbyFreudbothaspurepsychology,aswellasinitsapplicationtomedicineandthementalsciences,andtopromoteassistanceamongthemembersinalltheireffortstoacquireandtospreadpsychoanalyticknowledge。"ThemembersoftheViennagroupalonefirmlyopposedtheprojectswithapassionateexcitement。Adlerexpressedhisfearthat"acensorshipandlimitationofscientificfreedom"wasintended。
TheViennesefinallygavein,afterhavinggainedtheirpointthatZü;richshouldnotberaisedtothecenteroftheassociation,butthatthecentershouldbethehomecityofthepresident,whowastobeelectedfortwoyears。
Atthiscongressthreelocalgroupswereconstituted:oneinBerlinunderthechairmanshipofAbraham,oneinZü;rich,whosechairmanbecamethepresidentofthecentralassociation,andoneinVienna,thechairmanshipofwhichIrelinquishedtoAdler。Afourthgroup,inBudapest,couldnotbeformeduntillater。OnaccountofillnessBleulerhadbeenabsentfromthecongress。Laterbeevincedconsiderablehesitationaboutenteringtheassociationandalthoughhelethimselfbepersuadedtodosobymypersonalrepresentations,heresignedashorttimeafterwardsowingtodisagreementsatZü;rich。ThisseveredtheconnectionbetweentheZü;richgroupandtheBurghö;lzliinstitution。
AnotherresultoftheNurembergCongresswasthefoundingoftheZentralblattfü;rPsychoanalyse,whichcausedareconciliationbetweenAdlerandStekel。IthadoriginallybeenintendedasanopposingtendencyandwastowinbackforViennathehegemonythreatenedbytheelectionofJung。
Butwhenthetwofoundersofthejournal,underpressureofthedifficultyoffindingapublisher,assuredmeoftheirfriendlyintentionsandasguaranteeoftheirattitudegavemetherighttoveto,Iacceptedtheeditorshipandworkedvigorouslyforthisneworgan,thefirstnumberofwhichappearedinSeptember,1910。[p。37]
IwillnotcontinuethehistoryofthePsychoanalyticCongress。ThethirdonetookplaceatWeimar,September,1911,andevensurpassedthepreviousonesinspiritandscientificinterest。J。J。Putnam,whowaspresentatthismeeting,laterexpressedinAmericahissatisfactionandhisrespectforthe"mentalattitude"ofthosepresentandquotedwordswhichIwassupposedtohaveusedinreferencetothelatter:"Theyhavelearnedtoendureabitoftruth。"AsamatteroffactanyonewhohasattendedscientificcongressesmusthavereceivedalastingimpressioninfavorofthePsychoanalyticAssociation。Imyselfhadpresidedovertwoformercongresses。Ithoughtitbesttogiveeverylecturerampletimeforhispaperandleftthediscussionsoftheselecturestotakeplacelaterasasortofprivateexchangeofideas。Jung,whopresidedovertheWeimarmeeting,reë;stablishedthediscussionsaftereachlecture,whichhadnot,however,proveddisturbingatthattime。
Twoyearslater,inSeptember,1913,quiteanotherpicturewaspresentedbythecongressatMunichwhichisstillvividlyrecalledbythosewhowerepresent。ItwaspresidedoverbyJunginanunamiableandincorrectfashion:thelecturerswerelimitedastotime,andthediscussiondwarfedthelectures。ThroughamaliciousmoodofchancetheevilgeniusofHochehadtakenuphisresidenceinthesamehouseinwhichtheanalystsheldtheirmeetings。Hochecouldeasilyhaveconvincedhimselfthathischaracterizationofthesepsychoanalysts,asasect,blindlyandmeeklyfollowingtheirleader,wastrueadabsurdum。Thefatiguingandunedifyingproceedingsendedinthereë;lectionofJungaspresidentoftheInternationalPsychoanalyticAssociation,whichfactJungaccepted,althoughtwofifthsofthosepresentrefusedhimtheirsupport。Wetookleavefromoneanotherwithoutfeelingtheneedtomeetagain!
AboutthetimeofthisthirdCongresstheconditionoftheInternationalPsychoanalyticAssociationwasasfollows:ThelocalgroupsatVienna,Berlin,andZurichhadconstitutedthemselvesalreadyatthecongressatNurembergin1910。InMay,1911,agroup,underthechairmanshipofDr。
L。Seif,wasaddedatMunich。InthesameyearthefirstAmericanlocalgroupwasformedunderthechairmanship[p。38]ofA。A。Brillunderthenameof"TheNewYorkPsychoanalyticSociety。"AttheWeimarCongress,thefoundingofasecondAmericangroupwasauthorized。Thiscameintoexistenceduringthenextyearas"TheAmericanPsychoanalyticAssociation。"
ItincludedmembersfromCanadaandallAmerica;Putnamwaselectedpresident,andErnestJoneswasmadesecretary。JustbeforethecongressatMü;nichin1913,alocalgroupwasfoundedatBudapestundertheleadershipofS。Ferenczi。SoonafterwardsJones,whosettledinLondon,foundedthefirstEnglishgroup。Thenumberofmembersoftheeightgroupstheninexistencecouldnot,ofcourse,furnishanystandardforthecomputationofthenon—organizedstudentsandadherentsofpsychoanalysis。
Thedevelopmentoftheperiodicalliteratureofpsychoanalysisisalsoworthyofabriefmention。ThefirstperiodicalpublicationsservingtheinterestsofanalysisweretheSchriftenzurangewandtenSeelenkundenwhichhaveappearedirregularlysince1907andhavereachedthefifteenthvolume。[15a]
TheypublishedwritingsbyFreud,Riklin,Jung,Abraham,Rank,Sadger,Pfister,M。Graf,Jones,StorferandHug—Hellmuth。ThefoundingoftheImago,tobementionedlater,hassomewhatloweredthevalueofthisformofpublication。AfterthemeetingatSalzburg,1908theJahrbuchfü;rpsychoanalytischeundpsychopathologischeForschungenwasfounded,whichappearedunderJung’seditorshipforfiveyears,andithasnowreappearedunderneweditorshipandundertheslightlychangedtitleofJahrbuchderPsychoanalyse。Itnolongerwishestobeasinformeryears,merelyanarchiveforcollectingworksofpsychoanalyticmerit,butitwishestojustifyitseditorialtaskbytakingduenoticeofalloccurrencesandallendeavorsinthefieldofpsychoanalysis。AsmentionedbeforeDasZentralblattfü;rPsychoanalysestartedbyAdlerandStekelafterthefoundingofthe"InternationalAssociation"(Nuremberg,1910)wentthroughinashorttimeaveryvariedcareer。Alreadyinthetenthissueofthefirstvolumetherewasanannouncementthatinviewofscientificdifferenceofopinionwith[p。39]theeditors,Dr。Adlerhaddecidedvoluntarilytowithdrawhiscollaboration。ThisplacedtheentireeditorshipinthehandsofDr。
Stekel(summerof1911)。AttheWeimarcongresstheZentralblattwasraisedtotheofficialorganofthe"InternationalAssociation"andbyraisingtheannualduesitwasmadeaccessibletoallmembers。Beginningwiththethirdnumberofthesecondyear(winter1912)Stekelalonebecameresponsibleforthecontentsofthejournal。Hisbehavior,whichisdifficulttoexplaininpublic,forcedmetoseverallmyconnectionswiththisjournalandtogivepsychoanalysisinallhasteaneworgan,theInternationalJournalforMedicalPsychoanalysis(InternationaleZeitschriftfü;rÄ;rztlichePsychoanalyse)。Withthehelpofalmostallmycollaboratorsandthenewpublisher,H。Heller,thefirstnumberofthisnewjournalwasabletoappearinJanuary,19q3,totaketheplaceoftheZentralblattastheofficialorganofthe"InternationalPsychoanalyticAssociation。"
MeanwhileDr。HannsSachsandDr。OttoRankfoundedearlyin1912anewjournal,Imago(publishedbyHeller),whoseonlyaimistheapplicationofpsychoanalysistomentalsciences。Imagohasnowreachedthemiddleofitsthirdyear,andenjoystheincreasinginterestofreaderswhoarenotmedicallyinterestedinpsychoanalysis。
Apartfromthesefourperiodicalpublications(Schriftenz。Angew。Seelenkunde,Jahrbuch,Intern。Zeitschrift,andImago)otherGermanandforeignjournalshavecontributedworksthatcanclaimaplaceinpsychoanalyticliterature。
TheJournalofAbnormalPsychology,publishedbyMortonPrince,asarule,containsmanygoodanalyticalcontributions。Inthewinterof1913Dr。
WhiteandDr。Jelliffestartedajournalexclusivelydevotedtopsychoanalysis,THEPSYCHOANALYTICREVIEW,whichtakesintoaccountthefactthatmostphysiciansinAmericainterestedinpsychoanalysisdonotmastertheGermanlanguage。
Iamnowobligedtospeakoftwosecessionswhichhavetakenplaceamongthefollowersofpsychoanalysis。Thefirstofthesetookplaceintheintervalbetweenthefoundingoftheassociation[p。40]in1910andthecongressatWeimar,1911,thesecondtookplaceafterthis,andcametolightinMü;nichin1913·;Thedisappointmentwhichtheycausedmemighthavebeenavoidedifmoreattentionhadbeenpaidtothemechanismsofthosewhoundergoanalyticaltreatment。Iwaswellawarethatanyonemighttakeflightonfirstapproachtotheunlovelytruthsofanalysis;Imyselfhadalwaysassertedthatanyone’sunderstandingmaybesuspendedbyone’sownrepressions(throughtheresistanceswhichsustainthem)sothatinhisrelationtopsychoanalysishecannotgetbeyondacertainpoint。ButIhadnotexpectedthatanyonewhohadmasteredanalysistoacertaindepthcouldrenouncethisunderstandingandloseit。Andyetdailyexperiencewithpatientshadshownthatthetotalrejectionofallknowledgegainedthroughanalysismaybebroughtaboutbyanydeeperstratumofparticularlystrongresistance。Evenifwesucceedthroughlaboriousworkincausingsuchapatienttograsppartsofanalyticknowledgeandhandletheseashisownpossessions,itmaywellhappenthatunderthedominationofthenextresistancehewillthrowtothewindsallhehaslearnedandwilldefendhimselfasinhisfirstdaysoftreatment。Ihadtolearnthatthiscanhappenamongpsychoanalystsjustasamongpatientsduringtreatment。
Itisnoenviabletasktowritethehistoryofthesetwosecessions,partlybecauseIamnotimpelledtoitbystrongpersonalmotives——I
hadnotexpectedgratitudenoramItoanyactivedegreerevengeful——
andpartlybecauseIknowthatIherebylaymyselfopentotheinvectivesofopponentsmanifestingbutlittleconsideration,andatthesametimeIregaletheenemiesofpsychoanalysiswiththelongwished—forspectacleofseeingthepsychoanalyststearingeachothertopieces。Ihadtoexercisemuchcontroltokeepmyselffromfightingwiththeopponentsofpsychoanalysis,andnowIfeelconstrainedtotakeupthefightwithformerfollowersorsuchasstillwishtobecalledso。Ihavenochoice;tokeepsilentwouldbecomfortableorcowardly,butitwouldhurtthesubjectmorethanthefrankuncoveringoftheexistingevils。Anyonewhohasfollowedthegrowthofscientificmovementswillknowthatquitesimilardisturbances[p。41]
anddissensionstookplaceinallofthem。Itmaybethatelsewheretheyaremorecarefullyconcealed。However,psychoanalysis,whichdeniesmanyconventionalideals,isalsomorehonestinthesethings。
AnotherverypalpableinconvenienceliesinthefactthatIcannotaltogetheravoidgoingintoananalyticelucidation。Analysisisnot,however,suitableforpolemicaluse;italwayspresupposestheconsentoftheoneanalyzedandthesituationofasuperiorandsubordinate。Thereforehewhowishestouseanalysiswithpolemicintentmustoffernoobjectionifthepersonsoanalyzedwill,inhisturn,useanalysisagainsthim,andifthediscussionmergesintoastateinwhichtheawakeningofaconvictioninanimpartialthirdpartyisentirelyexcluded。Ishall,therefore,makeherethesmallestpossibleuseofanalysis,therebylimitingmyindiscretionandaggressionagainstmyopponents,andIwillalsoaddthatIbasenoscientificcriticismonthismeans。IhavenothingtodowiththepossiblesubstanceoftruthsinthetheoriestoberejectednoramIseekingtorefutethesame。Thistaskmaybelefttootherableworkersinthefieldofpsychoanalysis,andsomeofithasalreadybeendone。Ionlydesiretoshowthatthesetheoriesdenythebasicprinciplesofanalysis——Iwillshowinwhatpoints——andforthisreasonshouldnotbeknownunderthisname。Ishall,therefore,useanalysisonlytomakeclearhowthesedeviationsfromanalysiscouldtakeplaceamonganalysts。AtthepartingplacesIam,ofcourse,obligedtodefendthejustrightsofpsychoanalysiswithpurelycriticalremarks。
Psychoanalysishasfoundasitsfirsttasktheexplanationoftheneuroses;
ithastakenthetwofactsofresistanceandtransferenceasstartingpoints,andbybearinginmindthethirdfactofamnesiainthetheoriesofrepression,ithasgivenjustificationtothesexualmotiveforcesoftheneurosesandoftheunconscious。Psychoanalysishasneverclaimedtogiveaperfecttheoryofthehumanpsychiclife,buthasonlydemandedthatitsdiscoveriesshouldbeusedforthecompletionandcorrectionofknowledgewehavegainedelsewhere。ButAlfredAdler’stheorygoesfarbeyondthisgoal。Itpretendstoexplainwithonestrokethebehaviorandcharacter[p。42]ofmenaswellastheirneuroticandpsychoticmaladies。Asamatteroffact,Adler’stheoryismoreadequatetoanyotherfieldthantothatoftheneuroses,whichhestillputsinthefirstplacebecauseofthehistoryofitsorigin。
IhadtheopportunityofstudyingDr。Adlermanyyearsandhaveneverdeniedhimthetestimonialofhavingasuperiormind,especiallyendowedspeculatively。
Asproofofthe"persecution"whichheclaimstohavesufferedatmyhands,IcanonlysaythataftertheformationoftheAssociationIhandedovertohimtheleadershipoftheViennagroup。ItwasonlyafterurgentrequestsfromallthemembersofthesocietythatIcouldbeprevailedupontoresumethepresidencyatthescientificproceedings。WhenIhadrecognizedDr。
Adler’sslighttalentfortheestimationoftheunconsciousmaterial,I
expectedthathewouldknowhowtodiscovertheconnectionsbetweenpsychoanalysisandpsychologyandthebiologicalbasesoftheimpulses,adiscoverytowhichhewasentitled,inacertainsense,throughhisvaluablestudiesabouttheinferiorityoforgans。Hereallydidbringoutsomething,buthisworkmakestheimpressionasif——tospeakinhisownjargon——itwereintendedtoprovethatpsychoanalysiswaswrongineverythingandthatthesignificanceofthesexualimpellingforcescouldonlybeduetogullibilityabouttheassertionsofneurotics。OfthepersonalmotiveofhisworkImayalsospeakpublicly,sincehehimselfrevealeditinthepresenceofasmallcircleofmembersoftheViennagroup。"Doyoubelieve,"heremarked,"thatitissuchagreatpleasureformetostandinyourshadowmywholelife?"TobesureIseenothingobjectionableinthefactthatayoungermanshouldfranklyadmitanambitionwhichonemight,inanycase,suspectasoneoftheincentivesofhiswork。Butevenunderthedominationofsuchamotiveamanshouldknowhowtoavoidbeing"unfair"asdesignatedbytheEnglishwiththeirfinesocialtact。WeGermanshaveonlyamuchcoarserwordatourdisposaltoconveythisidea。HowlittleAdlerhassucceededinnotbeingunfairisshownbythegreatnumberofmeanoutburstsofangerwhichdistorthiswritings,andbythefeelingofanungovernablemaniaforprioritywhichpervades[p。43]hiswork。
AttheViennaPsychoanalyticSocietyweonceheardhimclaimforhimselfthepriorityfortheviewpointsofthe"unityoftheneuroses"andthe"dynamicconception"ofthesame。ThiswasagreatsurpriseformeasI
hadalwaysbelievedthatIhadrepresentedthesetwoprinciplesbeforeIhadeverknownAdler。[15b]
ThisstrivingofAdlerforaplaceinthesunhasbroughtabout,however,oneresult,whichmustbeconsideredbeneficialtopsychoanalysis。WhenIwasobligedtobringaboutAdler’sresignationfromtheeditorialstaffoftheZentralblatt,aftertheappearanceofhisirreconcilablescientificantagonisms,AdleralsolefttheViennagroupandfoundedanewsocietytowhichhefirstgavethetastefulname"SocietyforFreePsychoanalysis。"
Buttheoutsidepublic,unacquaintedwithanalysis,isevidentlyaslittleskilledinrecognizingthedifferencebetweentheviewsoftwopsychoanalysts,asareEuropeansinrecognizingthetintsbetweentwoChinesefaces。The"free"psychoanalysisremainedintheshadowofthe"official"and"orthodox"
one,andwastreatedonlyasanappendageofthelatter。ThenAdlertookthestepforwhichwearethankful。Heseveredallconnectionwithpsychoanalysisandnamedhisteachings"TheIndividualPsychology。"ThereismuchspaceonGod’searth,andanyonewhocanissurelyjustifiedintumblingaboutuponituninhibited;butitisnotdesirabletocontinuelivingunderoneroofwhenpeoplenolongerunderstandoneanotherandnolongergetontogether。Adler’s"IndividualPsychology"isnowoneofthemanypsychologicalmovementsopposedtopsychoanalysis,anditsfurtherdevelopmentliesoutsideourinterests。
Adler’stheorywas,fromtheverybeginning,a"system,"whichpsychoanalysiswascarefulnottobecome。Itisalsoanexcellentexampleofa"secondaryelaboration"asseen,forexample,intheprocesswhichthewakingthoughtproducesindreammaterial。[16]
Inthiscaseinsteadofdreammaterialthereisthematerialnewly[p。
44]acquiredfromtheviewpointoftheegoandbroughtunderthefamiliarcategoriesofthesame。Itisthentranslated,changed,andasthoroughlymisunderstoodashappensinthecaseofdream—formation。Adler’stheoryisthuscharacterizedlessbywhatitassertsthanbywhatitdenies。Itconsequentlyconsistsofthreeelementsofquitedissimilarvalue;first,goodcontributionstothepsychologyoftheego,whicharesuperfluousbutadmissible;secondly,translationsofanalyticalfactsintothenewjargon,and,thirdly,distortionsandperversionsofthesefactswhentheydonotfitintotheegopresuppositions。Theelementsofthefirstkindhaveneverbeenignoredbypsychoanalysis,althoughitowednospecialattentiontothem。Psychoanalysishadagreaterinterestinshowingthatallegostrivingsaremixedwithlibidinouscomponents。Adler’stheoryemphasizesthecounterparttoit;namely,thatalllibidinousfeelingcontainsanadmixtureofegotism。ThiswouldhavebeenapalpablegainifAdlerhadnotmadeuseofthisassertiontodeny,everytime,thelibidinousfeelingsinfavoroftheimpellingegocomponents。Histheorythusdoesexactlywhatallpatientsdo,andwhatourconsciousthinkingalwaysdoes,itrationalizes,asJoneswouldsay,inordertoconcealtheunconsciousmotives。Adlerissoconsistentinthis,thatheconsiderstheobjectofevincingdominationoverthewoman,tobeonthetop,asthemainspringofthesexualact。Idonotknowifhehasupheldthismonstrousideainhiswritings。
Psychoanalysisearlyrecognizedthateveryneuroticsymptomowesthepossibilityofitsexistencetosomecompromise。Itmust,therefore,alsoputtosomegoodaccountthedemandsoftheegowhichmanagestherepression,itmustofferitsomeadvantagesbyfindingforitsomeusefulemployment,otherwiseitwouldsufferthesamefateastheoriginallydefendedimpulses。
Theterm"morbidgain"expressesthisstateofaffairs。Onemightevenhavebeenjustifiedindifferentiatingtheprimarygainfortheegowhichmusthavebeenactiveattheorigin,froma"secondary"gainwhichappearsinconnectionwithotherintentionsoftheego,whenthesymptomisabouttoassertitself。Ithasalsolongbeenknowntoanalysisthatthewithdrawalofthismorbidgain,orthecessationofthesame[p。45]inconsequenceofsomerealchange,isoneofthemechanismsinthecureofthesymptom。
Ontheserelationshipswhichcanbeverifiedandunderstoodwithoutdifficulty,Adler’stheoryputsthegreatestemphasis。Itentirelyoverlooksthefactthatinnumerabletimestheegomakesavirtueoutofnecessityinsubmittingtothemostundesiredsymptomforceduponit,becauseoftheuseitcanmakeofit,e。g。,whentheegoacceptsanxietyasameansofsecurity。
HeretheegoplaystheabsurdpartofthePierotinthecircus,who,throughhisgestures,wishestoconveytothespectatorstheimpressionthatallchangesinthemenagearetakingplaceathiscommand。Butonlytheyoungestamongthespectatorsbelievehim。
ForthesecondpartofAdler’stheorypsychoanalysismuststandsecurityasforitsownpossessions。Foritisnothingbutpsychoanalyticknowledgewhichtheauthorhadfromallthesourcesopenedtohimduringtenyearsofourjointwork,butwhichhelatermarkedashisownafterchangingthenomenclature。Forinstance,Imyselfconsider"security"abetterwordthan"protectivemeasure,"whichIused;butcannotfindinitanynewmeaning。SimilarlyonewillfindinAdler’sstatementsagreatmanylong—knownfeaturesifonewillreplacetheexpressions"feigned"(fingiert)fictiveandfiction,bytheoriginalwords"tofancy"and"phantasy。"Thisidentitywouldbeemphasizedbypsychoanalysis,eveniftheauthorhadnotformanyyearsparticipatedinourcommonwork。
ThethirdpartofAdler’stheory,whichconsistsingivingnewinterpretationsto,andindistortingthedisagreeablefactsofpsychoanalysis,containsthatwhichdefinitelyseverstheactual"IndividualPsychology"frompsychoanalysis。
AsisknowntheprincipleofAdler’ssystemstatesthatitistheobjectoftheself—assertionoftheindividual,his"willtopower"intheformofthe"masculineprotest,"tomanifestitselfdomineeringlyintheconductoflife,incharacterformationandintheneurosis。This"masculineprotest,"
theAdlerismmotor,isnothingelse,however,thantherepressionsetfreefromitspsychologicalmechanism,andwhatismore,itissexualizedandthushardlyinkeepingwiththevauntedexpulsionofsexuality[p46]fromitsplaceinthepsychiclife。The"masculineprotest"certainlyexists,butinconstitutingitasthemotorofthepsychiclife,observationhasonlyplayedthepartofthespringboardwhichoneleavesinordertoupliftone’sself。Letusconsideroneofthemostfundamentalsituationsoftheinfantiledesire;namely,theobservationofthesexualactbetweenadultsbythechild。Whenthelife—historyofsuchpersonsislatersubjectedtoanalysisbyaphysician,itisfoundthatatthismomenttheminorspectatorwasseizedbytwofeelings;one,inthecaseofaboy,toputhimselfintheplaceoftheactiveman,andtheother,theopposingfeeling,toidentifyhimselfwiththesufferingwoman。Bothstrivingsconjointlyexhaustthepleasurethatmighthaveresultedfromthissituation。Onlythefirstfeelingcancomeundertheheadofthe"masculineprotest"ifthisideaistoretainanymeaningatall。Thesecondfeeling,whosefateAdlereitherignoresordoesnotknow,isreallytheonewhichassumesgreatersignificanceinthelaterneurosis。Adlerhasplacedhimselfsoentirelyintothejealousconfinementoftheego,thatheonlyaccountsforsuchemotionalfeelingsasareagreeabletotheegoandfurtheredbyit;butthecaseoftheneurosis,whichopposesthesestrivings,liesbeyondhishorizon。