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The Dynamics of the “Transference.” prof. sigmund freud.
Homosexuality and Paranoia. prof, R. morichau beauchant.
From the Categories of Symbolism. herbert silberer.
Utilization of Headache as a Sexual Symbol. J. sadger.
1. Dynamics of Transference.—Freud discusses the play of mental
forces which bring about the phenomenon of “transference” in the psycho-analytic treatment, taking up such points as whence the phenomenon arises, why it is greater in neurotics, why it causes the greatest “resistances” in the treatment, why it is an indispensable part of every such treatment, at the same time calling attention to the fact that there may be negative as well as positive transference and that toward the same person (ambivalence).
2. Homosexuality and Paranoia.—Beauchant reports the case of a man of forty-seven, married, with three children, a teacher by profession, of blameless habits and strongly religious, who developed typical paranoiac delusions. The history which the patient gave clearly showed the homosexual tendency breaking through the repression in the form of self-reproaches which had been projected onto others. The report is only given in outline as confirming Freud's and Ferenczi's work on the same subject.
3. Headache and Sexual Symbolism.—Sadger points out that many headaches of purely functional nature when found in hysterics or other psychoneurotics can be proved to be of psychogenic origin. He cites several interesting cases from his own observation to substantiate his opinion and shows how different types of headache often give symbolic expression to sexual repressions of childhood. He also refers to the quite general use of the head as a sexual symbol both among healthy and neurotic individuals.