Perversion

A Jungian Approach
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-78049-030-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Theoretical understanding of perversion is neglected in analytical psychology, and narrowly developed in psychoanalysis, where it traditionally refers to sexual perversion. Etymological exploration of the word "perversion", including its use in religious, moral, sociological and legal contexts, reveals a wider meaning than that adopted in psychoanalysis. The aim of the author is to revise the psychoanalytic model through the introduction of Jungian concepts that extend the understanding of perversion beyond the bounds of sexuality to a more general relational context. By describing the development of psychoanalytic thinking on perversion in detail, the author is able to highlight the central differences between the Freudian and Jungian interpretive traditions and to explain why Jungian ideas on perversion have remained underdeveloped, leading to the absence of a unique or available Jungian contribution to the theory of perversion.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ross, Fiona

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychodynamische Psychotherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (C.G. Jung)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Setting the scene -- Rationale for the structure of the book -- The length and breadth of the concept of perversion -- From perversion to perverse structure -- Relationship between the perverse structure and non-sexual perversion -- A Jungian perspective -- Formulation including a Jungian perspective -- Perversion: present and future

Über Autor(innen)

Ross, Fiona