Irene Fast Livres

In this work, Irene Fast explores the distinction between the self as "me" and "I" to establish a contemporary theory of the self as subject. Drawing on Freud's insight that psychological processes are personally motivated, she introduces the dynamic and relational concept of the "I-self." Here, perceiving, thinking, feeling, and acting are integral to the self's essence rather than mere actions. Fast posits that the core unit of the dynamic I-self, or selving, is a scheme of personally motivated interaction between self and nonself. This framework reinterprets development and developmental failures as processes of integration and differentiation among distinct I-schemes, offering a new lens to understand the dynamic phenomena Freud described and contemporary object relational theories. Through selving, Fast sheds light on critical issues in psychoanalysis and developmental psychology, including the role of bodily experience in relational models, the organization of self as both individual and relational, and the development of a constructivist model of psychic structure. This work not only clarifies how a relational theory of self can enhance clinical observations but also illustrates how a constructivist approach to meaning-making connects with Piagetian theory, developmental research, and studies of infancy.

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