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1 online resource (149 pages) |
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Psychoanalysis and Women Ser |
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Psychoanalysis and Women Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction: changing notions of the feminine: confronting analysts' prejudices; Changing notions of the feminine; Prejudices; Prejudice in psychoanalytic practice; Some emerging trends; My conclusion; References; 2. From the "Child Woman" to "Wonder Woman": progress and misogyny in psychoanalytic theory and clinical work; Introduction; Female ideals: Child Woman; Wonder Woman; The movie |
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Contemporary reviewers as representing ongoing hostility to womenWhere are we now in psychoanalysis?; Symbols of sex and gender; Note; References; 3. Reflections on the evolving role of women as partners and mothers from the 1970s to the present; My theoretical orientation, briefly noted; Changes in the female patient's role over the years; Freud's female patients; My clinical data from a new generation of women; Motherhood today; In conclusion; References; 4. When pain takes hold of the dyad: trauma and compromise in the female psyche; The case of Margaret; The case of Diane |
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The narratives of the bodyCultural reverberations; Therapeutic action; Note; References; 5. Be careful what you wish for: a psychoanalyst reacts to the liberation of aggression in women; Clinical example 1; Clinical example 2; Clinical example 3; References; 6. Motherhood and new reproductive techniques: an overview of the last 25 years; Motherhood and assisted reproductive technology; Motherhood and the symbolic order; Infertility; Surrogacy; The in vitro baby: the real and the symbolic; References |
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7. A psychoanalyst's changing prejudices: understanding single mothers by choice in the 1980s and todaySingle mothers in the 1980s; Revisiting the 1980s in the light of today; Psychoanalytic thinking about monoparental families today; Differences between single mothers of the 1980s and today; Changing understandings (and prejudices) of psychoanalysts; References; 8. Femininity: transforming prejudices in society and in psychoanalytic thought; Societal changes; Changing roles influence on psychic realities; Introduction of the concept of primary femininity: a psychoanalytic shift |
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The study group experience: a case example of breaking apart a theoretical prejudiceBody, space, and time: transformations in the dreaming of Ms. C; Images from Ms. C's dreams; Conclusion: consciousness-raising in society and psychoanalysis; References; 9. Voiceless heroines: deafened by theory?; Why voiceless? Why heroines?; Discussion; Theoretical discussion; Concluding remarks; References; 10. "A case of homosexuality in a woman", revisited; References; 11. Gender and cultural sensitivity in practice: a consultation with a Moroccan family; Introduction |
| Summary |
As culture changes, so do notions of the feminine. Today, women are exploring new gender identities, gender dynamics, and family configurations. They are questioning and redefining what it is to be feminine and expressing different attitudes toward motherhood. These issues have challenged classic psychoanalytic theory and practice. In this timely collection, a range of prominent psychoanalysts confront and explore their prejudices about changing notions of the feminine, and how it impacts their work. In a period of transition, these issues are present in the clinical material of female patients, and in the material of male patients who struggle in their complementary roles as partners and fathers. But how analysts listen and give meaning to clinical material is significantly affected by the analyst's own prejudices, her implicit and explicit theories, as well as her subjective view of the world. Discussing topics such as the expression of power, the compatibility of assertiveness and ambition with the feminine, and the psychoanalytic impact of the spread of new reproductive techniques, this important and far-reaching book will be essential reading for any psychoanalyst or psychotherapist who wishes to engage actively with the sociocultural moment in which they work |
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Some conceptual assumptions on cross-culture in practice |
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Print version record |
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Femininity.
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Sex role.
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Psychotherapist and patient.
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sex role.
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Cereijido.
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Feminine.
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Prejudice.
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Psychoanalysis.
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Psychotherapy.
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Femininity
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Psychotherapist and patient
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Sex role
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429780998 |
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0429780990 |
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