Archive Article: It's Time to Stop Talking about Supercompensation

[Mark Rippetoe]

It’s Time to Stop Talking About “Supercompensation” | Sullivan and Rippetoe

[MAD9692]

Super!

[Scaldrew]

Super!

That response seems like it's compensating for something.




I'll show myself out.

[mbdonner]

It’s Time to Stop Talking About “Supercompensation” | Sullivan and Rippetoe

For what it's worth, I'm a psychoanalyst and I have never seen the term "supercompensation" in psychoanalytic literature. Please point me in the right direction so that I can more efficiently ridicule my peers.

[Jonathon Sullivan]

Google Scholar

[Mark Rippetoe]

You're welcome, Donner.

[mbdonner]

You're welcome, Donner.

Well, it look like it was the psychologists touting "super-compensation" but since I'm a psychologist and a psychoanalyst, I can still poke fun at myself! Thanks for the references Google Scholar (and Sullivan Scholar).

[jfsully]

Well, it look like it was the psychologists touting "super-compensation" but since I'm a psychologist and a psychoanalyst, I can still poke fun at myself! Thanks for the references Google Scholar (and Sullivan Scholar).

You mean you are practicing psychoanalysis even though you haven't read the Third German Medical Congress for Psychotherapy annals of 1928? OMG!!

Actually, it looks like they are not even talking about psychological compensation, but supercompensation of something like the digestive tract, which may then have psychological consequences.

So you were right, this is not really a psychoanalytic concept. Although I didn't read the French article. But who cares what the French are up to, really?

Sully (Not that Sully, a different Sully)

[Jonathon Sullivan]

Okay. Uncle.

FFS.

Apparently, Adler, a pioneer of (AHEM!) psychiatry and psychotherapy was talking about "supercompensation" (or "overcompensation" or just "compensation") in the 20s.

https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bit...pdf?sequence=1

Again, the earliest reference to the term I could find when I was writing the original article. was in the psych literature. I really didn't delve into what they were talking about. Because, you know, I didn't care. And I didn't think it would be a Thang. Silly me.

[jfsully]

Okay. Uncle.

FFS.

Apparently, Adler, a pioneer of (AHEM!) psychiatry and psychotherapy was talking about "supercompensation" (or "overcompensation" or just "compensation") in the 20s.

https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bit...pdf?sequence=1

Again, the earliest reference to the term I could find when I was writing the original article. was in the psych literature. I really didn't delve into what they were talking about. Because, you know, I didn't care. And I didn't think it would be a Thang. Silly me.

Well, this is some obscure shit, but lo and behold you’re right. Damn. But just you wait, I’m sure there will be another opportunity for pointless ball-busting over some trivial distraction that nobody in their right mind would spend time typing on the internet to strangers about. Like the Oxford comma, or maybe..... ampersands?

Nothing escapes the many-headed hydra of internet message boards or comment sections!

Regards,
Other Sully