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Dependence in Man A Psychoanalytic Study

By Henri Parens, Leon Joseph Saul Copyright 2014
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

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    This book provides an outline of the phenomenon of dependence as a reality in psychological functioning. It presents clinical examples to show how defense mechanisms are mobilized in response to what the individual conceives of as a threat to his autonomy and separateness.

    Foreword -- Introduction -- A Study of Freud’s Writings -- A Study of Freud’s Writings on Dependence in Man -- Theoretical Considerations -- On the Genesis of Psychologic Dependence -- Inner Sustainment -- Two Co-ordinates of Dependence -- An Epigenesis of Psychologic Dependence -- Clinical Considerations -- Some Clinical Aspects of Dependence