MARTINS, P. C. R.; AIELLO-VAISBERG, T. M. J. Happily ever after: male sexual difficulties and the imaginary of stable union. Proceedings and Abstracts of the First Research Conference on Psychoanalysis and Phenomenology, Campinas: Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, 2007.
Abstract: This article presents partial results of a study aimed at psychoanalytically investigating the imaginary productions of university students regarding male sexual difficulties, using the Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure [D-E (T)] applied collectively in a class of law students. The analysis of the material was conducted using the psychoanalytic method, supported by Fabio Herrmann’s Theory of Fields and José Bleger’s concept of conduct. Three experiential-psychological fields were identified, centered on the overvaluation of male sexual performance, the dissociation of the female figure – divided between lover and mother – and, finally, the notion of the presence of homosexual tendencies. This text specifically focuses on the field named “Happily Ever After”, which pertains to productions that situate male sexual difficulties within the context of stable unions.