Forgiveness, acceptance and the matter of expectation

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1423-1440

  Siassi, Shahrzad ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Balancing the books; Birthright; Conversion of quality to quantity; Expectation; Forgiveness; Forgiving attitude; Just world; Mourning; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DREAM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EGO STRENGTH; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EXPECTATION; FANTASY; FORGIVENESS; FRIENDSHIP; FRUSTRATION; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LOVE; MOURNING; NARCISSISM; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SHAME; SUPEREGO; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CULTURE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 38049010354     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/4W17-3154-1T35-T460     Document Type: Article

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