On incest : psychoanalytic perspectives / by Giovanna Ambrosio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ambrosio, Giovanna, author.

Contributor:

Ambrosio, Giovanna.

International Psycho-Analytical Association. Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis.

Series:

Psychoanalysis & women series.

Psychoanalysis & women series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incest.

Sex (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Karnac, 2005.

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Incest is a universal taboo that is found throughout the history and mythology of the majority of societies. A neglected subject in more recent psychoanalytic work, this book was inspired by the COWAP European Conference of 2003. On Incest explores the theories and reasons behind incest, using themes such as gender identity and perversion. This fourth volume in the Psychoanalysis and Women Series for the Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis of the International Psychoanalytical Association contains papers from leading experts in the field. It includes the papers delivered at the conference, and two additional papers from Mariam Alizade and Brendan MacCarthy, who present their accounts of the discussions as they developed during the conference. The collection deals with a number of issues that surround incest, including Freud's work and how his outlook changed throughout the years; the post-Freudian theories; treatment of both offender and victim through traditional one-on-one and group therapy; the importance of the sex of the analyst; the permutations of the abuser/abused; and the "why" of incest.

Contents:

COVER; FOREWORD; CONTRIBUTORS; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Incest yesterday and today: from conflict to ambiguity; CHAPTER TWO: Incest(s) and the negation of otherness; CHAPTER THREE: Incest: the crushed fantasy; CHAPTER FOUR: Incest: a therapeutic challenge; CHAPTER FIVE: Incest: the damaged psychic flesh; CHAPTER SIX: Counterpoints; REFERENCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

"A volume in the Psychoanalysis & women series for the Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis of the International Psychoanalytical Association."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-130).

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78049-553-6

0-429-91696-5

0-429-90273-5

0-429-47796-1

1-283-24912-X

9786613249128

1-84940-458-5

OCLC:

748242032