Concept
Psychological
Formation & Sublimation
Approaching Abjection
100
What was the example I used to describe the "Abjection of Self"?
100
What is the deject?
Individual who is displaced, constantly questioning where they are, rather than who they are. Identity is fluid and unstable
100
Examples of secondary regressions?
Phobia, obsession, or psychosis
100
Is narcissism an excess of id, ego, or superego?
Id
200
Abjection makes us feel this strong emotion when we face something disturbing (eg. food loathing)
Disgust!
200
How does kristeva view laughter?
as a defense mechanism, temporarily displacing the discomfort of confronting the abject
200
What is chora?
Receptacle where we exist before acquiring identity (the womb)
200
What form of abjection do perverse behaviours dwell on?
Taboo subjects
300
What part of the mind rejects what feels wrong or dangerous to identity?
Superego
300
What is jouissance?
the paradoxical pleasure one gets from engaging with the abject, blending desire and discomfort.
300
How are the sublime and the abject connected?
They both trigger a powerful /unreasonable emotional response. (Rooted in the same subject/speech)
300
How does art help us confront the abject?
It transforms horror into something comprehensible
400
What is the quote used to describe something that is neither fully subject nor fully object?
To each ego its object, to each superego its abject
400
What state of mind does Kristeva focus on when talking about the unconscious? (It is unstable between the unconscious and conscious)
Borderline state
400
What does the mother become to the child as they grow up?
An abject.
400
How does religion elevate the abject?
It brings it into the realm of the sacred