| Taboo or Not Taboo?: Forbidden Thoughts, Forbidden Acts in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Contributor(s): C. Bohm, Lori (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367106140 ISBN-13: 9780367106140 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.13 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| Series: Developments in Psychoanalysis |
| Physical Information: (2.00 lbs) 404 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 complete summary of all of the forbidden ideas, clinical procedures, behaviors and institutional practices in psychoanalysis, but rather to raise consciousness about the fact that even within a field which encourages freedom of expression, many issues remain difficult to fully discuss both in the consulting room and in professional discourse. The book provides a refreshing, thoughtful, honest look at many of the taboos present in psychoanalysis, even at this moment of greatly improved communication between the various theoretical schools in the field. Reading it provides a sense of freedom for the reader, as speaking of forbidden thoughts always does. |
