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#944 Ann Pellegrini & Avgi Saketopoulou: Gender Without Identity

The Dissenter

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Redefining Trauma in Psychoanalysis

Trauma is not viewed consistently within psychoanalysis, with some believing it can be cured while others disagree. While traditional views see trauma as breaking and requiring healing, it is suggested that trauma plays a normative role in shaping the self through the process of making sense of external stimuli. Jean Laplante's work highlights how trauma contributes to the formation of the ego and the unconscious, challenging the traditional notion of trauma as a problem to be fixed.

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