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The paper under discussion starts with the following statement: Identity is not a psychoanalytic concept. Such a statement raises a series of questions:
What is the sense of approaching an apparently non-psychoanalytic topic as identity?
How is it deemed a non-psychoanalytic concept since individuals come and choose to continue therapy precisely to discover / build / rediscover their identity?
I consider identity not being a psychoanalytic concept an advantage, thus we can bring an original contribution to the field.
The paper, however, masterly takes us on the insidious path of identity construction, starting from the warning represented by the psychic suffering brought on by identity disruptions, going through the extreme cases of lack of identity construction - rigid identifications and the false self - to outline the identity construction process during the psycho-emotional development and finally the social impact on the contemporary society.
Firstly, Veronica Şandor tells us that psychic suffering is a sign of a potential identity rupture. In other words, identity is a prerequisite for the emotional balance, therefore identity disruptions cause psychic suffering.
The article reveals the fact that in the absence of an identity construction, the man becomes a rigid sum of identifications.
Corporal hysterical identification, in the absence of psychic integration.