1st Edition
The Sadomasochistic Perversion The Entity and the Theories
By Franco De Masi
Copyright 1999
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the terminology used in the analysis of sadomasochism, surveys extensively, and in detail, the theories of other psychoanalysts, and explores the relationship between sadomasochism and depression; its relationship to psychosis, borderline states, and many other conditions.
Forewords -- Introduction -- A precursor -- Problems of terminology and definition -- Sadomasochism and depression -- Feminine masochism, or the case of the Wolf Man -- Ascetic masochism -- The clinical area of perversion -- Theories of sadomasochistic perversion -- After the theories -- Areas of contiguity -- Infantile trauma and perversion -- Final notes on the three paradigms -- Psychoanalytic therapy of the perversions -- Evil and pleasure: a psychoanalytic view
Biography
De Masi, Franco
