The Covid-19 pandemic brings into focus both the burdens on individuals, and the effects on the culture and society in general. In our encounters with our patients, we as psychoanalysts have experienced the broad spectrum of possible reactions to the viral threat, just as it is found throughout society: from real fear to panic or, on the contrary, to a denial of the impending danger. We are facing drastic changes which are connected with painful losses but sometimes also with new possibilities in our accustomed lives. Nevertheless, the loss of trust in the preservation of individual and general health and of economic existence as well goes beyond the individual and leads to tensions and even cracks in the supposed social consensus. Thus, in the relationship of the individual to society, the pandemic exacerbates the ambivalence between self-interest and solidarity, not infrequently to the point of forming hostile attitudes. In this article, the author explores the question of to what extent it is possible to speak about a “new Civilization and Its Discontents” in light of the increasing social tensions under the conditions of the pandemic. It is the task of psychoanalysis to explicitly name the unconscious conflict between striving for pleasure and happiness or the search for security, in order to also contribute to dealing with the resulting aggression and fear of death in times of pandemic.

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COVID-19 时代的新文明及其不满？

Covid-19 大流行使个人的负担以及对整个文化和社会的影响成为焦点。在与患者的接触中，作为精神分析师，我们经历了对病毒威胁的各种可能反应，正如它在整个社会中发现的那样：从真正的恐惧到恐慌，或者相反，否认即将发生的危险。我们正面临巨大的变化，这些变化与痛苦的损失有关，但有时也与我们习惯的生活中的新可能性有关。然而，对保护个人和整体健康以及经济存在的信任的丧失也超出了个人的范围，导致了假定的社会共识的紧张甚至破裂。因此，在个人与社会的关系中，这场大流行病加剧了自利与团结之间的矛盾，经常会形成敌对态度。在这篇文章中，作者探讨了在大流行的条件下，社会紧张局势加剧的情况下，在多大程度上可以谈论“新文明及其不满”的问题。精神分析的任务是明确命名追求快乐和幸福或寻求安全之间的无意识冲突，以便在大流行时期也有助于应对由此产生的侵略和对死亡的恐惧。作者探讨了在大流行的条件下，社会紧张局势加剧的情况下，在多大程度上可以谈论“新文明及其不满”的问题。精神分析的任务是明确命名追求快乐和幸福或寻求安全之间的无意识冲突，以便在大流行时期也有助于应对由此产生的侵略和对死亡的恐惧。作者探讨了在大流行的条件下，社会紧张局势加剧的情况下，在多大程度上可以谈论“新文明及其不满”的问题。精神分析的任务是明确命名追求快乐和幸福或寻求安全之间的无意识冲突，以便在大流行时期也有助于应对由此产生的侵略和对死亡的恐惧。