Más allá del principio de comer : la obesidad como solución a una dolencia psíquica.

Abstract

In the present degree work, the obese subject is studied to analyze obesity as a solution for the subject to deal with the oral drive through the reality of the body through qualitative research to provide guidance in the approach to obese patients. Obesity is a disease that never gets old. Its multifactorial and multicausal nature represents that there is something more than a fatty body from medicine, in fact, the body reaches a symbolic level to represent a subject’s place, where being obese is not only identification, but to put at stake the libidinal satisfaction. Bariatric procedures end up becoming a quick choice, since the obese person seeks a direct response that targets the body, so exploring whether this also resolves the oral drive is necessary. Understanding the causes, factors and use of surgery will expand the possibilities of providing psychological support to this population. A bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews were carried out with three bariatric patients and three experts from different areas (psychology, nutrition and medicine). The results showed that obesity is a response as a symptom that returns the drive to the body itself, where the body becomes a stage to deal with the psychic conflict, with excess fat being a symbolization of an anguish that does not find a healthy way to sublimate the deadly nature of enjoyment by satisfying the oral drive by eating without restraint, which ends up leading to displeasure.