(e.g., the transition to psychological language) The Freudian Web - European Journal of Psychoanalysis
Modern researchers often view the Entwurf as a precursor to contemporary neuroscience. entwurf freud
| System | Function | Mechanism | |--------|----------|------------| | | Immediate discharge of Q | Hallucination, wish-fulfillment (e.g., the hungry baby hallucinates the breast) | | Secondary process | Delayed discharge via reality-testing | Thought, judgment, postponement of action | | The Ego (in the Entwurf) | A group of Ψ neurons that inhibits primary process and manages Q | “The ego is a coherent organization of memory cathexes” – it signals reality and controls motility | Freud’s model in the Entwurf was deeply influenced
The first major fissure appeared with Ferenczi’s manuscript for Thalassa: A Theory of Genitality (1924). In this work, Ferenczi attempted to draft a bio-analytical bridge between biology and psychoanalysis, proposing a "bioanalytical draft" of trauma and evolution. entwurf freud
Freud’s model in the Entwurf was deeply influenced by the thermodynamics and physics of the late 19th century. He introduced several revolutionary concepts that predate modern neurobiology: