Ajase complex
The Ajase complex ( Japanese 阿闍世 コ ン プ レ ッ ク ス , Ajase kompurekkusu ) is a psychoanalytic concept first formulated in 1932 by Kosawa Heisaku ( 古 澤 平 作 ; 1897–1968) . The work on this topic is particularly to be viewed in the context of the Nihonjinron .
overview
Heisaku described the Ajase complex in his book The Double Character of Guilt Consciousness - The Ajase Complex , which arose during a study visit to Vienna and which he submitted to Sigmund Freud . The concept is consciously understood as a counter-model to the Oedipus complex described by Freud . In contrast to Freud, who refers to the figure of Oedipus from Greek mythology , Heisaku refers to a Buddhist legend of King Ajase ( Sanskrit : Ajatashatru, अजातशत्रु) in order to represent a model of psychological development that is consistent with Japanese ideas agreed.
In contrast to Freud, Heisaku assumes a maternal structure of Japanese society. All psychological events in the development of a child take place in the interaction between mother and child. The father does not appear in this development. The child directs its aggressive fantasies exclusively to the mother, who, in contrast to the Oedipus conflict, does not respond with punishment but with forgiveness.
Out of this forgiveness grows a debt that cannot be paid for the child. In the course of socialization, the mother's function is substituted by a social group.
Kosawa's reflections were continued and made known by two of his most famous students, Okonogi Keigo ( 小 此 木 啓 吾 ; 1930–2003) and Takeo Doi . Okonogi understood the Ajase complex as a contribution to object theory. He emphasizes the aspect of postponement ( moratoriamu from moratorium ): In the course of socialization, people refuse to take on their role as adults in society. Doi, on the other hand, with express reference to Michael Balint , developed the theory of the amae (the leaning ) from it.
literature
- The cool soul. Self-interpretations of Japanese culture. Ed. Jens Heise , Frankfurt Fischer TB 1990, ISBN 3-596-10520-X
Web links
Ajase as a psychoanalytic instrument ( Memento from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )