THE ANALYSIS OF IMPULSIVITY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE PERSONALITY

Abstract

The three forms of the impulsivity are revealed and analyzed: (1) the impulsivity as reaction on the psychotraumatic events that harms the narcissistic image of the grandiosity; (2) the impulsivity as the result of the impact of unconscious triggers in the childhood, and (3) the impulsivity as the end reaction of the accumulation of many micro traumatic episodes that reflect the content of the traumatic episodes during the relative long periods of life. The role of the unsatisfactory mentalization as a significant factor in the appearance of the impulsivity is established. The necessity of the correction of the impulsivity in the process of psychodynamic psychotherapy for the prevention of its dangerous consequences is emphasized.

Keywords

impulsivity / narcissistic image of the grandiosity / unconscious triggers / mentalization / suicidal impulsivity / correction of the impulsivity

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Korolenko C.P., Shpiks T.A.