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Incest in Jung's work: the origins of the epistomophilic instinct
Author(s) -
Covington Coline
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/1465-5922.t01-1-00009
Subject(s) - instinct , psychoanalysis , psychology , taboo , countertransference , sociology , anthropology , evolutionary biology , biology
Abstract: In this paper the differences between Jung's and Freud's writings on incest are explored. Jung's view is that the purpose of the child's sexual interest, as expressed also in his incestuous longings, is not purely the satisfaction of the biological instinct but is more importantly seen to be the development of thinking. The importance of the incest taboo for analytic work and the dangers of enactment of the erotic transference‐countertransference dynamics are highlighted.