The otherness of sexuality: Excess

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-71

  Stein, Ruth ^a,b,c,d  

^a NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

^d OFEK

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FANTASY; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUALITY;

EGO; FANTASY; FREUDIAN THEORY; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 41649116287     PISSN: 00030651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003065108315540     Document Type: Article

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