Malchish-Kibalchish: cultural factors in a clinical case

Abstract

In this paper, a Jungian understanding of cultural factors influencing individual analysis is illustrated with the case of a patient suffering from panic attacks. The analysis revealed that, in addition to the patient's personal background, the collectivistic attitudes of the Soviet culture, which had a moulding effect on the patient in his childhood and obstructed his individuation, should be taken into account. The concepts of the totalitarian object and the Russian cultural complex encompassing a grandiosity pole and an inferiority pole are used to explore the patient's condition, and the crucial role of creating mutual language with the patient is outlined.

Keywords: Análisis Junguiano; Jungian analysis; Jungianische Analyse; Malchish-Kibalchish; Maльчиш-Кибaльчиш; Panikattacken; Russian cultural complex; analisi Junghiana; analyse jungienne; ataques de pánico; attacchi di panico; collectivistic culture; complejo cultural ruso; complesso culturale russo; complexe culturel russe; crises de panique; cultura colectiva; cultura collettivista, oggetto totalitario; culture collectiviste; kollektivistische Kultur; langage vivant et langage mort; language alive and dead; lebende und tote Sprache; lenguaje vivo y muerto; linguaggio vivo e morto; objet totalitaire; objeto totalitario; panic attacks; poccийcкий культуpный кoмплeкc; russischer kultureller Komplex; totalitarian object; totalitäres Objekt; живoй и мepтвый язык; кoллeктивиcтcкaя культуpa; пaничecкиe aтaки; тoтaлитapный oбъeкт; юнгиaнcкий aнaлиз; 俄罗斯文化情结; 惊恐发作; 极权对象; 荣格式分析; 语言的活用与僵化; 集体主义文化.