1st Edition

Helene Deutsch A Psychoanalyst's Life

By Paul Roazen Copyright 1991
400 Pages
by Routledge

369 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

Student and protege of Sigmund Freud, Helene Deutsch was one of the most influential psychoanalysts of her time. An early woman analyst, Deutsch was an ardent feminist and a leading proponent of Freud's controversial theories about the psychology of women. Deutsch was also one of the first prominent career women to combine a professional life with motherhood-even though she never resolved her own... Read more
Introduction to the Original Edition, PART I POLAND, 1. “The Center of the Earth”, 2. Diary of an Adolescent Double, 3. Political Activism, 4. Forbidden Romance, 5. Shared Madness, PART II VIENNA, 1. “Storm-free” Existence, 2. An End in Munich, 3. Felix Deutsch, 4. Two Careers, 5. Kraepelin’s Munich, 6. World War I and Motherhood, 7. The Friendship of Paul Bamay, 8. Analysis with Freud, 9. Victor Tausk's Suicide, 10. Early Contributions, 11. Depression and Infidelity in Berlin, 12. The Men: Felix, Freud, and Lieberman, 13. “Unappreciated Female Libido”, 14. The Movement, 15. Clinical Writings, PART III CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1. “Out of the Magic Circle, 2. Separation, 3. Training Analyses, 4. The Endless Continuity of Personal Existence”, Epilogue: A Woman’s Psychology, Notes, Acknowledgments, Index

Biography

Paul Roazen is professor of social and political science at York University in Toronto, Ontario, and the author of numerous books on Freud and his followers. His most recent book is Encountering Freud, published by Transaction.