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Carl Gustav Jung
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology Section section-0142
Section 142 of 508
Canonical reference section-0142
English
Various; edited by Constance E. Long
What does the father do? Anna now occupied herself exclusively with this question. One morning she ran into the parents' bedroom while they were dressing, she jumped into her father's bed, lay face downwards, kicked with her legs and called at the same time, " Look! does papa do that? " The analogy to the horse of "little Hans" which raised such disturbance with its legs, is very surprising.
With this last performance the problem seemed to be at [150] rest entirely, at least the parents found no opportunity to make any pertinent observations. That the problem should come to a standstill just here is not at all surprising, for this is really its most difficult part. Moreover, we know from experience that not many children go beyond these limits during the period of childhood. The problem is almost too difficult for the childish mind, which still lacks much knowledge necessary to its solution.
This standstill lasted about five months, during which no phobias or other signs of complex-elaboration appeared. After this lapse of time there appeared premonitory signs of some new incidents. Anna's family lived at that time in the country near a lake where the mother and children could bathe. As Anna was afraid to wade farther into the water than knee-deep, her father once put her into the water, which led to an outburst of crying. In the evening while going to bed Anna asked her mother, "Do you not believe that father wanted to drown me?" A few days later there was another outburst of crying. She continued to stand in the gardener's way until he finally placed her in a newly dug hole. Anna cried bitterly, and afterwards maintained that the gardener wished to bury her. Finally she awoke during the night with fearful crying. Her mother went to her in the adjoining room and quieted her. She had dreamed that "a train passed and then fell in a heap."
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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Que fait le père ? Anna s'occupa désormais exclusivement de cette question. Un matin, elle courut dans la chambre de ses parents pendant qu'ils s'habillaient, sauta dans le lit de son père, se coucha sur le ventre, donna des coups de pied et cria en même temps : « Regarde ! Est-ce que papa fait cela ? » L'analogie avec le cheval du « petit Hans », qui produisait un tel remue-ménage avec ses jambes, est très surprenante.
Après cette dernière représentation, le problème sembla [150] s'apaiser entièrement. Du moins, les parents ne trouvèrent aucune occasion de faire des observations pertinentes. Il n'est nullement surprenant que le problème se soit précisément arrêté ici, car c'en est réellement la partie la plus difficile. Nous savons en outre par expérience que peu d'enfants dépassent ces limites au cours de l'enfance. Le problème est presque trop difficile pour l'esprit enfantin, auquel manquent encore de nombreuses connaissances nécessaires à sa résolution.
Cet arrêt dura environ cinq mois, pendant lesquels aucune phobie ni aucun autre signe d'élaboration du complexe n'apparut. Au terme de cette période, des signes prémonitoires de nouveaux incidents se manifestèrent. La famille d'Anna vivait alors à la campagne, près d'un lac où la mère et les enfants pouvaient se baigner. Comme Anna avait peur de s'avancer dans l'eau au-delà des genoux, son père l'y plaça un jour, ce qui provoqua une explosion de pleurs. Le soir, au moment du coucher, Anna demanda à sa mère : « Ne crois-tu pas que père voulait me noyer ? » Quelques jours plus tard, une autre explosion de pleurs se produisit. Elle ne cessait de gêner le jardinier, jusqu'à ce qu'il finît par la placer dans un trou nouvellement creusé. Anna pleura amèrement et soutint ensuite que le jardinier voulait l'enterrer. Enfin, elle s'éveilla pendant la nuit en pleurant de terreur. Sa mère alla la rejoindre dans la chambre voisine et la calma. Elle avait rêvé qu'« un train passait, puis s'effondrait en un tas ».
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