PLASTIC LANGUAGE OF CULTURE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF MODERN AND POST-MODERN

Abstract

The understanding of cultural and psychological aspects of modern culture encourages overcoming the crises that appeared in modern post-modern society. Psychoanalysis of plastic language of culture allows not only to reveal the deep processes and problems of current culture but it also gives the possibility to see the vision of cultural epoch and its facilities influence on the human worldview, which is reflected in plastic language. Due to plastic language psychoanalysis, the author tries to uncover the human culture of Modern and Post-modern ontological problems that prevent his self-identification, selfconsciousness and unity of existence. Society pressure, ideological attitudes, economic relations have a decisive impact not only on consciousness but they also participate in plastic language of culture building. The person of civilization being under constant pressure tends to be tightened in body movements. Thomas Hanna’s theory on reflexes causing the sensory-motor amnesia is the most interesting and reasonable in psychoanalysis as this theory reveals the causes and effects the technogenic civilization impact on human physical and mental condition. The plastic language reaction to social and cultural attitudes results in the appearance of «red color» reflexes (inherent to culture of Modern), «green color» reflexes ( typical for Post-Modern) and capture reflex (reflecting the consuming psychology of modern society). The appearance of reflexes indicates the alienation of body from consciousness, the inability of human to feel and control his living body. Modern person is passionately interested in his social roles and his thoughts so as to feel and sense the unconscious processes taking place in his body. The escape from reality and its rejection, conflicts between the individual and the society – these are all the components of emotional illness of western culture. Physical values in western culture take mostly the form of illusive and immediate. Chasing the sensual pleasure as the way to wind down and to relax becomes the goal in itself for many members of western world. The modern life rhythm demands the constant human self-control and control over the situation, that is why the human searches the opportunity to get rid of control, finding it in rest, i.e. getting fast pleasure or enjoyment. We can conclude that in favor of culture the human is ready to repress his own vital feelings in different parts of his body. Being tightened on psychological and physical level the person is unable to be holistic, moreover, he can be dual. The problem of dual personality is the basic problem of modern society. The psychoanalytical approach in plastic language examination reveals the problem of body and consciousness conflict as well as the problem of absence of human integrity in self-perception. Psychoanalysis proves the plastic language connection with culture on the example of ideology influence on «muscular shell» formation. The plastic language of culture is shaped by social attitudes, ideology and moral standards.