1st Edition

Taboo or Not Taboo? Forbidden Thoughts, Forbidden Acts in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

By Lori C. Bohm Copyright 2009
404 Pages
by Routledge

404 Pages
by Routledge

404 Pages
by Routledge

'Psychoanalysis has, from its inception, been a discipline concerned with overcoming the ill effects of certain social taboos. Given this focus, it might be assumed that psychoanalysis and its practitioners are free of the constraints imposed by restrictive taboos. This book challenges this idea by examining a sampling of the taboos that are rife in the field. It is not intended to offer a... Read more
ContentsOn TabooExpressions of ErosTranscending Traditional Thought: Buddhism and SpiritualityFinancial AffairsConfidentiality - Too Much or Too Little?Facing Real World IssuesSelf-Disclosure: To Do or Not to Do?Proscribed Interventions

Biography

Lori C Bohm