PSYCHODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTION OF THE RITUAL IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEUROSIS OF OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY STATES

Authors

  • VLADIMIR MIKAYELYAN Yerevan State University
  • ERIK MIKAYELYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:E/2019.10.2.054

Keywords:

ritual, therapeutic effect, supernatural forces, therapeutic function, religious rituals

Abstract

Ritual, as a historical phenomenon, is a certain ceremony or service with a certain meaning. Religious rituals are known to contain a therapeutic function. There is nothing in psychotherapy that previously would not exist in religion. Consciously or unconsciously, ritual participants experience a certain therapeutic effect and, at the same time, they ascribe improvement to their condition to supernatural forces. During the ritual ceremony there is a need to find a mystical connection between words, actions and their effects.

Published

2019-07-09

How to Cite

MIKAYELYAN, V., & MIKAYELYAN, E. (2019). PSYCHODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTION OF THE RITUAL IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEUROSIS OF OBSESSIVE PERSONALITY STATES. Bulletin of Yerevan University E: Philosophy, Psychology, 10(2 (29), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.46991/BYSU:E/2019.10.2.054

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