Lanzer's obsessive acts and thoughts were traced to his deep ambivalence about sexuality and about his father. It is noteworthy that the obsessional neurotic, in contrast to the melancholic, never in fact takes the step of self-destruction; it is as though he were immune against the danger of suicide, and he is far better protected from it … An account of imagery occurring in the context of obsessional-compulsive disorders is presented, using data from clinical cases and from the literature. ‘Notes Upon a Case of Obsessional Neurosis’ - Freud - Wiley Obsessional slowness can occur when people want things to be ‘just right’. Notes While this is but a single case, its outcome implies that for some patients psychoanalysis may be the treatment of choice. "Psycho-Analytic Notes on an Autobiographical Account of a Case of Paranoia (Dementia Paranoides)" (1911c). Rat Man’s true identity is unclear, but many believe him to have been Ernst Lanzer (1978-1914), a law graduate of the University of Vienna. D. The Bethlem Royal Hospital Drug Dependence Clinical Research and Treatment Unit Monks Orchard Road Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX Great Britain. Sigmund Freud - 29 major books and articles - Internet Archive a Case of Hysteria Study Guide Obsessional Neurosis