Laforgue was born in Thann (then part of the German Empire) and died in Paris. He studied medicine in Berlin, and in 1919 wrote a thesis on "The Affects in Schizophrenia Patients from a Psychoanalytical Point of View".[1] As his interest in psychoanalysis developed, he underwent a training analysis and began a correspondence with Sigmund Freud. In 1926, along with Marie Bonaparte and eight others, he founded the Paris Psychoanalytic Society,[2] where he became one of the most prominent members.
His (unsuccessful) attempt to collaborate with the Nazis over the Aryanisation of the society in Paris during the Occupation in World War Two cast something of a shadow over his later career, and in the year of his death, 1962, he was removed from the roster of training analysts by the International Psychoanalytical Association.[3]
Laforgue is the author of several books on psychoanalysis, albeit more popularising than original;[4] as well as of a variety of articles on subjects ranging from the eroticization of fear in gambling,[5] through the development of the sense of reality, to such defense mechanisms as psychological repression and isolation.[6] Intellectually however he remained as much indebted to the French tradition of Pierre Janet and Henri Claude as to Freud;[7] and the tensions implicit in his competing allegiances contributed to his debate with Freud over the French introduction of the term scotomization. Initially welcomed as a description of the blocking of unpleasant perceptions in hysteria by Freud, the latter swiftly turned against it, arguing that Laforgue himself maintained "that 'scotomization' is a term that arises from descriptions of dementia praecox, which does not arise from a carrying over of psychoanalytic concepts".[8]
Despite their theoretical disagreement, the two men remained on friendly terms, Laforgue visiting the Freuds on occasion in the 1920s: he would in the 1950s write a memoir of them, which offers a rare glimpse of Martha Freud as "a practical woman, marvellously skillful in creating an atmosphere of peace and joie de vivre".[9]
Bibliography
Clinical Aspects of Psycho-Analysis. Hogarth Press, 1938
The defeat of Baudelaire: A psycho-analytical study of the neurosis of Charles Baudelaire. Norwood Editions, 1978
M.O. Poivet, René Laforgue. Sa place originale dans la naissance du mouvement psychanalytique français. (1978). dirigé par André Bourguignon (Université de Paris Val-de-Marne, Créteil).
Martine Lilamand, René Laforgue, fondateur du mouvement psychanalytique français. Sa vie, son œuvre. (1980). dirigé par André Bourguignon (Université de Paris Val-de-Marne, Créteil).
Annick Ohayon : Psychologie et psychanalyse en France. L'impossible rencontre 1919–1969, Ed. La Découverte, 2006, ISBN2707147796
rené, laforgue, november, 1894, march, 1962, french, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, 1930, contents, biography, bibliography, bibliography, about, also, references, external, linksbiography, editlaforgue, born, thann, then, part, german, empire, died, paris, stud. Rene Laforgue 5 November 1894 6 March 1962 was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Rene Laforgue ca 1930 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Bibliography about him 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditLaforgue was born in Thann then part of the German Empire and died in Paris He studied medicine in Berlin and in 1919 wrote a thesis on The Affects in Schizophrenia Patients from a Psychoanalytical Point of View 1 As his interest in psychoanalysis developed he underwent a training analysis and began a correspondence with Sigmund Freud In 1926 along with Marie Bonaparte and eight others he founded the Paris Psychoanalytic Society 2 where he became one of the most prominent members His unsuccessful attempt to collaborate with the Nazis over the Aryanisation of the society in Paris during the Occupation in World War Two cast something of a shadow over his later career and in the year of his death 1962 he was removed from the roster of training analysts by the International Psychoanalytical Association 3 Laforgue is the author of several books on psychoanalysis albeit more popularising than original 4 as well as of a variety of articles on subjects ranging from the eroticization of fear in gambling 5 through the development of the sense of reality to such defense mechanisms as psychological repression and isolation 6 Intellectually however he remained as much indebted to the French tradition of Pierre Janet and Henri Claude as to Freud 7 and the tensions implicit in his competing allegiances contributed to his debate with Freud over the French introduction of the term scotomization Initially welcomed as a description of the blocking of unpleasant perceptions in hysteria by Freud the latter swiftly turned against it arguing that Laforgue himself maintained that scotomization is a term that arises from descriptions of dementia praecox which does not arise from a carrying over of psychoanalytic concepts 8 Despite their theoretical disagreement the two men remained on friendly terms Laforgue visiting the Freuds on occasion in the 1920s he would in the 1950s write a memoir of them which offers a rare glimpse of Martha Freud as a practical woman marvellously skillful in creating an atmosphere of peace and joie de vivre 9 Bibliography EditClinical Aspects of Psycho Analysis Hogarth Press 1938 The defeat of Baudelaire A psycho analytical study of the neurosis of Charles Baudelaire Norwood Editions 1978Bibliography about him Edit Alain de Mijolla Freud et la France 1885 1945 Presses Universitaires de France 2010 ISBN 2130545157 M O Poivet Rene Laforgue Sa place originale dans la naissance du mouvement psychanalytique francais 1978 dirige par Andre Bourguignon Universite de Paris Val de Marne Creteil Martine Lilamand Rene Laforgue fondateur du mouvement psychanalytique francais Sa vie son œuvre 1980 dirige par Andre Bourguignon Universite de Paris Val de Marne Creteil Annick Ohayon Psychologie et psychanalyse en France L impossible rencontre 1919 1969 Ed La Decouverte 2006 ISBN 2707147796See also EditAngelo Hesnard Francoise Dolto Juliette Favez BoutonnierReferences Edit J Damousie Psychoanalysis and Politics 2012 p 36 E Roudinesco Jacques Lacan 1999 p 17 E Roudinesco Jacques Lacan 1999 p 154 5 and p 258 Rene Laforgue fr J Halliday ed The Psychology of Gambling 1974 p 26 O Fenichel The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis 1946 p 633 4 E Roudinesco Jacques Lacan 1999 p 20 22 S Freud On Sexuality PFL 7 p 352 Quoted in P Gay Freud 1989 p 61External links Edit This article about a French psychiatrist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Laforgue amp oldid 1152191107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
