[The concept of "amae"].

La psychiatrie de l'enfant Pub Date : 1991-01-01
T Doi
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A concept deriving from the Japanese word amae is introduced as that which bridges dependence and attachment, two conceptually different states. The word primarily refers to what an infant feels when it seeks mother, but it can be predicated of an adult to indicate the presence of a similar feeling of being emotionally close to another. Significantly, the feeling of amae is not mediated by words, though it can be acknowledged as such on reflection. Also, when frustrated, it can easily lead to a desire for such a feeling. Two popular stories, one French and the other American, are cited to illustrate the existence of amae, in fact its central importance, even in non-Japanese contexts. The psychology of keeping pets can also be understood in terms of amae. It is thus maintained that though the concept comes from Japanese, it is universally applicable and can shed a new light on the emotional life which has been the main target of psychoanalytic investigation.

[“amae”的概念]。
一个源自日语单词amae的概念被引入,作为连接依赖和依恋这两种不同概念状态的桥梁。这个词主要指婴儿在寻找母亲时的感觉,但它也可以用来形容成年人,表示与另一个人在情感上接近的类似感觉。值得注意的是,沉默的感觉不是通过语言来调节的,尽管它可以在反思中得到承认。此外,当沮丧时,它很容易导致对这种感觉的渴望。两个流行的故事,一个是法国的,另一个是美国的,被引用来说明amae的存在,事实上它的核心重要性,即使在非日本环境中也是如此。养宠物的心理也可以用amae来理解。因此,有人认为,虽然这个概念来自日本,但它是普遍适用的,可以为精神分析研究的主要目标——情感生活提供新的视角。
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