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Schiltz-Ludwig, Lony: When Aggression is disturbed ...
Rhythm allows an emotional and physical discharge. Pure
rhythm was chosen by those who had unfulfilled narcissistic
needs.
Pure melody was chosen by those who had a
symptomatology of depression behind their surface of
overadaptation. A melodious quest seemed to accompany the
elaboration of the depressive position.
The search of a stable basic pulsation, a rhythmic ostinato
or merely a temporal link could be noticed with those who had
to integrate the Law, to restore the paternal function and to
develop an internal control over their chaotic feelings and
drives.
Two types of pleasure could be distinguished:
A fusional archaic pleasure accompanied the first stage of
therapeutic regression close to the state of shared ecstasy
appreciated by those who go to a rock concert.
A more differentiated pleasure appeared in the final stage
of therapy, close to the “flow” feeling identified by
Csikszentmihalyi 10 , going on with intrinsic motivation, while
discovering the possibility of improvising freely and of doing a
work of musical composition. It was always a source of
psychological growth. Pleasure is so important because the
adolescents suffering from a blockade of pulsional functioning
are often anhedonistic.
10 Csikszentmihalyi,M. Das Flow-Erlebnis, 1993
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