WHEN THE SUBJECT SPEAKS: RECONSTRUCTION OF TRAUMA THROUGH LANGUAGE

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2024-10-2

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Korkmaz, Ayça

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Sexual abuse or rape are traumatic encounters in which there is a threat to the body and the subject is reduced to the position of the sexual object of other. In this research, it is aimed to investigate the discourse of traumatized subjects because of sexual abuse or rape through Lacanian Discourse Analysis. In the introduction, first, evolution of the conceptualization of trauma in psychoanalysis indicated and the discussion about causality and temporality in the conceptualization of trauma in theories of Freud and Lacan is given. Then, fundamental notions about trauma in Lacanian psychoanalysis are presented. The data of this research consists of the texts from seventeen psychotherapy sessions of five traumatized subjects because of sexual abuse or rape. The analysis revealed five focal points: repetition of signifiers in the subject’s language, relation to Other and other, absence in language, emphasis in language, and the cultural domain in the discourse. The result of the study is discussed within the concepts of trauma in the theory of Lacanian psychoanalysis in the context of clinical implications.

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Lacanyen Psikanaliz, Lacanyen Söylem Analizi, Travma, Cinsel Taciz, Tecavüz, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Lacanian Discourse Analysis, Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Rape

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