Psychodynamisches Verständnis der Erlebniswelten und Motive im Verschwörungsglauben.

The subjective experience in conspiracy beliefs with its aggressive fantasies and vivid motif worlds offers exciting clues for a psychodynamic understanding. In this article it is explained to what extent the inner worlds of experience in conspiracy beliefs could offer metaphorical representations of the world view and the inner representations of self and object. In addition, the classical motifs in conspiracy beliefs are analyzed with respect to their possible psychodynamic function: (1) the puppet and its puppeteer, (2) the "awakened" vs. the "sleeping", (3) "against the current" vs. "mainstream", (4) "David vs. Goliath", (5) apocalyptic crises and "phoenix from the ashes", (6) border protection from "hostile invaders" and (7) self-provider and self-governor. Based on the choice of motives, hypotheses are put forward about the different forms of primary unconscious fears, psychological functions and favored coping styles. Finally, the extent to which mistrust in conspiracy beliefs as a familiar inner terrain could ultimately reflect past outer terrain, which is based on the biographical and sociocultural breeding ground of power and dependence in the parent-child relationship and (familial) experiences with state violence and care, is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]