WHEN THE BOUNDARIES EXCEED: THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA IN LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS

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2023-8-31

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DEMİR HEKİMOĞLU, EYLÜL CEREN

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The present study intends to examine the dynamics between the anorexic subject and the Big Other and explore the significance of anorexia nervosa for the individual through the lens of Lacanian psychoanalysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five women diagnosed with restrictive type anorexia nervosa. The questions "How do we position anorexic subjects in their relationships with significant others?", "How is family dynamics in anorexia nervosa?" and "What is the meaning of anorexia nervosa for the anorexic subject?" formed the basis of these interviews. A theoretical reflexive thematic analysis approach was utilized, and four main themes were generated from the data. The themes were "all-knowing and has everything: Inseparable (m)Other, between presence and absence: the father, power of the gaze: am I ideal, to be or not to be: striving to “exist.” The result of the study was discussed in light of the associated literature and clinical implications.

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anorexia nervosa, lacanian psychoanalysis, reflexive theoretical thematic analysis

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105151

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis