(1958). Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 27:539-546 The clinical material reported bears upon some concepts recently advanced on the visual components of hypnagogic phenomena. A married man, thirty-two years old, sought treatment for ejaculatio praecox. He had spells of acute anxiety in which he felt as if he were diving in an airplane. At such times his legs felt weak, his fingertips numb; he was lightheaded, had a feeling of oppression in his chest, pressure in his ears, and at times had a sensation of smelling an odor like ether. He worked for his uncle as a retail liquor salesman. His household included his wife, who also had a job, his daughter aged eleven, and his widowed mother. He had a sister five years older and a brother two years younger. His father (who had been openly promiscuous) died when the patient was ten. His oral dependent fixation emerged in numerous dreams and many associations related to the large breasts of his mother, mother-in-law, and sister. These he coveted whereas his wife's small breasts we [This is a summary or excerpt from the full text of the book or article. The full text of the document is available to subscribers.] |
