O conceito de recusa :a questão do mecanismo de defesa específico da psicose em Freud

Abstract

The objective of this study is to present the development of the concept of disavowal in Freud’s work. We analyze the hypothesis that by introducing this concept Freud was looking for a specific defense mechanism for the psychosis. In order to do it, we start from the constitution of the Freudian concept of defense in the early days of psychoanalysis. We observe that at the beginning of his theorizing Freud did not distinguish the concept of defense from the concept of repression. After that, we present the reformulation of the concept of defense occurred in 1926. Then, we course the main texts of Freud in which the concept of disavowal appears in the chronological order. Finally, we discuss the hypothesis in question.