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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 33, Issue 2

April 1979

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Editorial

April 1979

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:159–160
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.159

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Articles

April 1979

Violence against Women—The Myth of Masochism

Alexandra Symonds, M.D.

Pages:161–173
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.161

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Women have been victims of violence throughout history. Freud’s theory of masochism stated that women enjoyed suffering, and until very recently the mental health profession went along with this universal human tendency to blame the victim. In this paper ...

April 1979

Vulnerability to Violence: Masochism as Process

Natalie Shainess, M.D.

Pages:174–189
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.174

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The recent growth of violence toward women, including rape, assault, wife-battering, and marital rape, has raised questions of whether any personality trait or psychological difficulty furthers their vulnerability. Freud’s concept of feminine masochism is ...

April 1979

The Status of Violence against Women: Past, Present and Future Factors

Stanley Lesse, M.D., Med. Sc. D.

Pages:190–200
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.190

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Violence against women is viewed in terms of the past and present and projected as it is likely to be in the future. Those factors that have determined the overall relationships between men and women are reviewed in an attempt to explain rape and wife-...

April 1979

Character Disorders in Traumatized and Handicapped Children

Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.

Pages:201–213
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.201

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Character disorders in children may arise from abuse or neglect by the family or from stresses of the broader social environment. Physically handicapped and mentally retarded children have innate disabilities that predispose them to problematic ...

April 1979

Psychodynamics and Sociodynamics of Gender-Dysphoric States

L. M. Lothstein, Ph.D.

Pages:214–238
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.214

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The psychodynamics and sociodynamics of gender-dysphoric states are examined. The hypotheses (including pathology in the mother-child relationship; defective object relations; aggression and sexuality, etc.) are based on a four-year clinical investigation ...

April 1979

Symptom Formations and Character Changes Due to Upheavals of War: Examples from Cyprus

Vamik D. Volkan, M.D.

Pages:239–262
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.239

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This article offers a review of the psychoanalytic and psychiatric literature on symptom formation and individual and collective character changes triggered by war or by similarly violent civil upheaval. It is suggested that each such event should be ...

April 1979

A Psychoanalytic Approach to Abnormalities of Temperament

Michael H. Stone, M.D.

Pages:263–280
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.263

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Certain personality defects noted during psychoanalytic therapy are expressions of temperament. Using a 72-item temperament index, the author analyzed 101 patients with respect to depressive, irritable, manic, paranoid and schizoid subscales. At least one ...

April 1979

The Addictions as Pathological Mourning: An Attempt at Restitution of Early Losses

Vivian Skolnick, Ph.D.

Pages:281–290
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.281

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Drug abuse is an attempt to resolve through the use of chemicals the psychic disequilibrium caused by intrapersonal (narcissistic) losses. The chemical equilibrium creates a false sense of quiet which retards the completion of the process of mourning for ...

April 1979

Diagnosis Separate from Psychotherapy: Pros and Cons

Frederick Shectman, Ph.D.,
Jorge De La Torre, M.D.,
A. Cesar Garza, M.D.

Pages:291–302
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.291

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The gains and losses deriving from the separation of the diagnostic process from psychotherapy proper are discussed, especially as that applies to patients who are seen within an institutional setting. These gains and losses are viewed from the standpoint ...

April 1979

Cognitive Dissonance in Behavior Therapy: Some Basic Treatment Strategies

Richard E. Jensen, Ph.D.

Pages:303–311
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.303

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As the behavioral model becomes liberalized and more encompassing very different frameworks may offer treatment resources. Several treatment techniques derived from cognitive-dissonance theory are discussed in the context of relevant theoretical ...

April 1979

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Page:326
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.326

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Book Review

April 1979

Critique: Some Unusual Books Published in 1978

Richard D. Chessick, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:312–315
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.312

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April 1979

Dimensions of Personality

Robert A. Clark, M.D.

Pages:315–316
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.315

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April 1979

The Listening Process

David W. Shave, M.D.

Pages:316–317
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.316

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April 1979

Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis

David S. Werman, M.D.

Pages:317–318
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.317

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April 1979

Students Under Stress: A Study in the Social Psychology of Adaptation

J. David Kinzie, M.D.

Pages:319–320
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.319

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April 1979

The Handbook of Gestalt Therapy

Rudolph Bauer, Ph.D.

Pages:320–321
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.320

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April 1979

Roots of Caring, Sharing and Helping: The Development of Prosocial Behavior in Children

Nancy Grimm, M.D.

Pages:321–322
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.321

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April 1979

Establishing and Maintaining a Successful Private Practice

Richard E. Jensen, Ph.D.

Pages:322–323
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.322

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April 1979

The Art of Medicating Psychiatric Patients

William H. Reid, M.D.

Pages:323–325
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.323

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Abstracts

April 1979

Abstracts of Forthcoming Articles

Page:327
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.327

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