Abstract
On the basis of literature and his own long experience in giving expert opinions within the framework of forensic psychiatry, the author presents a survey of contemporary psychoanalytical concepts that could be the basis for a more comprehensive theory of psychoanalytical victimology. In the discussion about these problems the author emphasizes the following psychoanalytical concepts: unconscious feelings of guilt and an unconscious need for punishment, repetition compulsion, progressive exhaustion of defense mechanisms in long sadomasochistic relationships, projective transposition of suicidal impulses from the victim into the offender, etc. The author illustrates the theoretical discussion about the above-mentioned concepts with short studies of case reports from his own psychoanalytically oriented researches of forensic cases. Finally, he explains the possibilities of practical application of these concepts in the wider framework of forensic and psychiatric practice, and he focuses on its connection with the victimological dimension of assessment of criminal responsibility and mental competency.
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