Perversion: A Jungian Approach
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Perversion: A Jungian Approach

Perversion: A Jungian Approach

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Fiona Ross (Author)  

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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.
Dr Fiona Ross is a Jungian analyst, a Professional Member of the Society of Analytical Psychology, and a Chartered Psychologist. She works in private practice in London and has many years teaching experience of analysis and psychotherapy. She is author of 'Understanding Perversion in Clinical Practice: Structure and Strategy in the Psyche' (Karnac 2003). Her MA dissertation examined 'The Internalized Victim- Perpetrator Relationship'. She continued her research into perversion with a doctoral thesis on Jungian contributions to the theory of perversion.
  • Contributor: Fiona Ross
  • Imprint: Karnac Books
  • ISBN13: 9781780490304
  • Number of Pages: 168
  • Packaged Weight: 272
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2013-01-01
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Dr Fiona Ross is a Jungian analyst, a Professional Member of the Society of Analytical Psychology, and a Chartered Psychologist. She works in private practice in London and has many years teaching experience of analysis and psychotherapy. She is author of 'Understanding Perversion in Clinical Practice: Structure and Strategy in the Psyche' (Karnac 2003). Her MA dissertation examined 'The Internalized Victim- Perpetrator Relationship'. She continued her research into perversion with a doctoral thesis on Jungian contributions to the theory of perversion.

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