Sexual Orientation and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Sexual Science and Clinical Practice

Downey, Jennifer, Friedman, Richard

This book bridges psychoanalytic thought and sexual science. It brings sexuality back to the center of psychoanalysis and shows how important it is for students of human sexuality to understand motives that are often irrational and unconscious. The authors present a new perspective about male and female development, emphasizing the ways in which sexual orientation and homophobia appear early in life. The clinical section of the book focuses on the psychodynamics and treatment of homophobia and internalized homophobia.

EAN

9780231120562

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

20 June 2002

Pages

363