The Oedipus complex : solutions or resolutions? / Rhona M. Fear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fear, Rhona M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oedipus complex--Case studies.

Oedipus complex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex is seminal to psychoanalytic theory, but often ignored because of failure to appreciate the nuances. This book seeks to demystify this fascinating topic by exploring the theory in approachable language. In the early p. of the book the author takes us through Freud's gradual development of his theory and then moves the reader towards a different view as expressed by Melanie Klein. At the end of the first part of the book the author seeks to promulgate the thesis that there is a causal correlation between attachment theory and the Oedipus complex.In the later p. of the book the author draws on her personal experience of twenty-five years in practice as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist to present a number of case studies of patients, all of whom have suffered from an unresolved Oedipus complex. Each of these individuals had found a different temporary 'solution' to make life bearable prior to presenting in therapy, where a more permanent resolution could be worked upon.The author sets Freud's theory in its historical and sociological context, but makes the point that, as exemplified in the case studies, we need to view it differently 100 years on."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; Introduction; PART I THEORY; CHAPTER ONE The legend of Oedipus; CHAPTER TWO Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex; CHAPTER THREE Kleinian theory of the Oedipus situation; CHAPTER FOUR A feminist approach to the Oedipus complex; CHAPTER FIVE Bowlby's attachment theory; CHAPTER SIX A new hypothesis: the correlation between attachment theory and the Oedipus complex; PART II CASE STUDIES; CHAPTER SEVEN Milo: "Getting my own back!"; CHAPTER EIGHT Frank: a transference re-enactment

CHAPTER NINE Vivienne: a plethora of transferential figuresCHAPTER TEN Ian: an unexpected visitor; CHAPTER ELEVEN Allan: "She is just so beautiful!"; CHAPTER TWELVE Ava: "wrecked by success"; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Discussion; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2016).

ISBN:

0-429-92159-4

0-429-90736-2

0-429-48259-0

1-78241-408-8

9780429482595

OCLC:

940518738