Citation

Goujat R. Inf. Psychiatr. 2016; 92(6): 448-452.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Libbey Eurotext)

DOI

10.1684/ipe.2016.1503

PMID

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Abstract

This article suggests considering the suicidal act as a possible result of distress at work. Labour is the basic parameter for the construction of an individual and involves the entire subjectivity. It is indeed a way to sublimate the instinctual plan through symbolic recognition as well as a way to remediate vulnerabilities along with narcissistic flaws. The failure of this sublimation, bound to the modalities of noxious labour organizations such as the advocates of neo-Taylorism puts pressure on individual performance. This could be a trigger facilitating the transition to the suicidal act, by breaking the specific investment in the ego ideal, where ideal and reality are intertwined. Copyright © 2016 John Libbey Eurotext.

Language: fr

Keywords

Suicide; Sublimation; Work; Subjectivity; Ego ideal; Mental suffering