Psychoanalytic exploration of society: Possibilities and limits of psychoanalytical social research

The psychoanalytic exploration of social phenomena goes back as far as Freud's writings on cultural theory. In this article we aim at delineating how critical scholars following Freud sought to make psychoanalysis fruitful for social analyses and, based on this, develop contours of psychoanalytically oriented social research. This school of thought does not simply "apply" psychoanalytic knowledge but traces the social production of psychological conflicts. Moreover, we introduce Alfred Lorenzer's methodology and method of in-depth hermeneutic cultural analysis and from this theoretical perspective provide insights into recent research on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) protests. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (German) Die psychoanalytische Erkundung gesellschaftlicher Phanomene beginnt bereits mit Freuds kulturtheoretischen Schriften. In diesem Artikel zeichnen wir nach, wie an Freud anschliesende kritische Denker:innen die Psychoanalyse fur Gesellschaftsanalysen produktiv zu machen suchten, und entwickeln davon ausgehend Konturen einer psychoanalytisch orientierten Sozialforschung, die nicht nur psychoanalytische Erkenntnisse anwendet", sondern der gesellschaftlichen Hervorbringung innerpsychischer Konflikte nachspurt. Wir gehen dann auf Alfred Lorenzers Methodologie und Methode der Tiefenhermeneutischen Kulturanalyse ein und geben aus dieser theoretischen Perspektive einen Einblick in aktuelle Forschungen zu den Coronaprotesten. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Psychoanalytische Erkundungen der Gesellschaft

The psychoanalytic exploration of social phenomena goes back as far as Freud & apos;s writings on cultural theory. In this article we aim at delineating how critical scholars following Freud sought to make psychoanalysis fruitful for social analyses and, based on this, develop contours of psychoanalytically oriented social research. This school of thought does not simply "apply" psychoanalytic knowledge but traces the social production of psychological conflicts. Moreover, we introduce Alfred Lorenzer & apos;s methodology and method of in-depth hermeneutic cultural analysis and from this theoretical perspective provide insights into recent research on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) protests.

Persistent Maintenance of Intermediate Memory B Cells Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination Recall Response.

Robust population-wide immunity will help to curb the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics. To maintain the immunity at protective levels, the quality and persistence of the immune response elicited by infection or vaccination must be determined. We analyzed the dynamics of B cell response during 12 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection on an individual level. In contrast to antibodies, memory B cells specific for the spike (S) protein persisted at high levels throughout the period. These cells efficiently secreted neutralizing antibodies and correlated with IFN-γ-secreting CD4+ T cells. Interestingly, the CD27-CD21+ intermediate memory B cell phenotype was associated with high B cell receptor avidity and the production of neutralizing antibodies. Vaccination of previously infected individuals triggered a recall response enhancing neutralizing antibody and memory B cell levels. Collectively, our findings provide a detailed insight into the longevity of SARS-CoV-2-infection-induced B cell immunity and highlight the importance of vaccination among previously infected. IMPORTANCE To efficiently maintain immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection, we must first determine the durability of the immune response following infection or vaccination. Here, we demonstrated that, unlike antibodies, virus-specific memory B cells persist at high levels for at least 12 months postinfection and successfully respond to a secondary antigen challenge. Furthermore, we demonstrated that vaccination of previously infected individuals significantly boosters B cell immunity.

The German Translation of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9 (SAVE-9) Scale: Results from Healthcare Workers during the Second Wave of COVID-19.

Healthcare workers (HCW) are among those most directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most research with this group has used ad hoc measures, which limits comparability across samples. The Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9 scale (SAVE-9) is a nine-item scale first developed in Korea, and has since been translated into several languages. We report on data collected from 484 German HCW between November 2020 and March 2021, during the "second wave" of coronavirus infections. We conducted item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis on the previously found factor solutions of the SAVE-9, examined correlations with established measures of depression, generalized anxiety, and insomnia, and compared scores between different groups of HCW. The psychometric properties of the German SAVE-9 were satisfactory and comparable to previous findings from Korea and Russia. Correlations with mental health measures were positive, as expected. We found some significant differences between groups of HCW on the SAVE-9 which were consistent with the literature but did not appear on the other mental health measures. This suggests that the SAVE-9 taps into specifically work-related stress, which may make it a helpful instrument in this research area.