<<<KOUKKOU and LEHMANN see this neuroscientific conception as an
alternative to the psychoanalytic conflict model, stating
that the pathogenesis of neurosis cannot be explained as conflicts
between the "instincts" and socialization. Instead the explanation of
neurosis lies in the quality of the knowledge that the
individual acquires and creates from interactions with the social
realities that are important at different ages. In other words,
neurosis can be explained through the general adaptability of
brain mechanisms (1998a, p. 287, see also LEDOUX, 2002)>>>

I don't see how these two ideas are in conflict. Egocentric urges do
conflict with social imperatives and do result in behavioral
strategies that are instantiated in the mind. Neuroses would be when
these strategies are sub-optimal.
Actually, the idea that a person is neurotic or not neurotic is
misleading. We all employ sub-optimal behavioral strategies that
reduce our overall effectiveness in living. It is just a matter of
degree.



--- In cfntherapy@yahoogroups.com, "twclark2002" <twc@n...> wrote:
> Thought this looked like good background material should people
want a
> physicalist perspective:
>
>
> http://www.cip-medien.com/01_ImplicationsStorch.pdf
>
> Tom
>
> CFN