“Hyperdating” and its defensive function in psychosis
- Ariane Bilheran
- Oct 2, 2008
- 20 min read
A. Bilheran (a), S. Barthélémy (b), J.-L. Pedinielli, "L'hyperdatation" et sa fonction défensive dans la psychose", in Annales Médico-Psychologiques, 2008.
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a Center for Research in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology, Institute of Psychology, Lumière–Lyon-II University, avenue Pierre-Mendès-France, case 11, 69676 Bron cedex, France.
b PsyCLE Center, University of Provence, 29, avenue Robert-Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence cedex, France.
Received September 27, 2006; accepted January 10, 2007 - Available on the Internet October 31, 2008.
Psychosis manifests a singular apprehension of time, which is characterized by a difficulty in inscribing a temporality specific to the story, notably in phenomena of absence of dating or excessive dating. This excessive dating of certain psychotic stories is studied here through the concept of "hyperdating" proposed by the authors who question its psychic function. The methodology is qualitative and is based on the presentation of two clinical cases, one of schizophrenia, the other of mania. Each of the cases illustrates hyperdating as an expression of a specific defense mechanism (isolation in schizophrenia, discontinuity and omnipotence in mania), reflecting a difficult management of traumatic affects linked to the dated events. Hyperdating, despite the appearance of chronology, does not allow the historicization of the story in a plot setting, and manifests a frozen temporality which cannot be included in what the authors have conceptualized as "social temporality".
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