Abstract: . . .  of nonproductiveness preponderant in a society. What, then, do productiveness and strengthening of the productive orienta- tion mean for the social character orientation that is I-am-me directed and becom- ing all the more dominant? My reflections on psychodynamics and on the psy- choanalysis of the I-am-me orientation suggest the following summary. The general goal is always to counter the I-am-me orientation assisted by „made“ ability with an experience of the ego assisted by human ability and to . . .
. . .  typical of the person with an I-am-me orientation. And the only way to revive the ability to make emotional commitments and to sever emotional ties. - Productiveness is also a matter of not fleeing from an external reality that is disappointing and limiting—neither into an illusionary fantasy world nor into a virtual community nor into a consumeristic shopping world nor into a childlike world of innocence nor into a sentimental world of love nor into an exciting world of megaevents, nor into a world . . .
. . .  „fabricated “or “made” ability. The concept of projective identification would seem to be particularly useful for this psychoanalytic verification. The experience of relationship typical for a projective identification was first de- scribed in the therapeutic setting, namely, where it is a matter of aggressive as- pects of the self belonging to the client but perceived by the therapist. The way that a therapist reacts to this projection is of decisive significance for the client. In this situation if the therapist . . .
. . .  educators is the phasing out of auxiliary egos, auxiliary superegos, and auxil- iary ego ideals. This process can only be carried out gradually and should not Page 16 16 overtax the persons involved, yet a clear and challenging concept must be proposed, with the goal that I-am-me oriented persons themselves assume responsibility for their strong and weak egos, their personal ideals, and the accepted norms as well as discontinue utilizing the responsibility of the therapist, the social worker, or educator . . .
. . .  accepted norms as well as discontinue utilizing the responsibility of the therapist, the social worker, or educator and exercising control over these. The last word belongs to Erich Fromm: „Productiveness is man's ability to use his powers and to realize the potentialities inherent in him .“ (E. Fromm, Man for Him- self , p. 84) Copyright © 2006 by Dr. Rainer Funk, Ursrainer Ring 24, D-72076 Tübingen Tel. 07071-600004, Fax -600049; E-Mail: frommfunk[at-symbol] aol.com Translated from German by Dr. Jo . . .
. . .  person is his or her striving for the dissolution of boundaries and the experience of boundlessness. The active type clearly demonstrates the wish to liberate himself or herself from all possible restrictions; he or she loves everything that is risky, borderline, boundless, unconventional, extreme, impossible—whether in recreational sports, literature, film, or in vacation activities. Above all he or she wants to experience himself or herself as being sovereign over time and space. The active type . . .
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