Negative Identity Construction
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Against Understanding, Volume 2: Cases and Commentary in a Lacanian Key · Bruce Fink · p.214
<span id="page-36-0"></span>[WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT](#page-7-0) LACAN'S APPROACH TO PSYCHOANALYSIS? > **Semblance** > SEMBLANCE IN "IDENTITY" CONSTRUCTION
Theoretical move: Semblance structures identity-formation by generating a gap between consciously endorsed ideals (ego-ideal) and actual desire/jouissance; psychoanalytic practice works by cutting through semblance and misrecognition, forcing the analysand to confront what they effectively desire and enjoy rather than what they believe they should desire.
This has led in George's case to the construction of a largely negative identity, and in the course of the few short months of analysis, he has come to see contradictions between his ideal view of himself and his behavior and lifestyle.