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In the period from January to March the Russian Psycho-Analytical Society engaged in several branches of work.
I.Meetings were held as follows:
January 31, 1924. Dr. Friedmann: The psychology of idealism.
Taking a case-history to illustrate his remarks, the speaker laid bare the latent motives of the idealistic position, and showed that it is to be traced to the narcissistic attitude.
February 7, 1924. Meeting for members only. Prof. J. Ermakoff: The work of the Children's Home and Psychological Laboratory at the State Psycho-Analytical Institute. (Various questions connected with the organization of the Home were discussed.)
February 14, 1924. Dr. Wulff: On the analysis of coquetry.
The speaker instanced several cases of a double attitude marked by the characteristic attraction and repudiation. He said that these are to be regarded as a residuum of the infantile character, and are derived from narcissistic instinct-components. An active and a passive type of coquetry is to be distinguished, and a type in which both active and passive attitudes are combined.
March 3, 1924. Prof. M. A. Reissner: Social psychology and psycho-analysis.
The speaker said that it was impossible to construct a system of social psychology without taking into account the data of psycho-analysis. The most important and interesting problems (ideology and religion) stood in need of analytical elucidation. Further, he would emphasize the powerful influence exercised by social relations in the shaping of the libido (narcissistic existence and development of the libido).