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PERVERSE FEMALES: THEIR UNIQUE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Author(s) -
LloydOwen Dorothy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2003.tb00083.x
Subject(s) - perversion , psychopathology , psychology , aggression , psychoanalysis , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology
This paper explores the psychopathology of perversion in women, an area often resisted in society and, as a consequence, leaving women without the help they need. The role of aggression and ‘core complex’ issues are discussed with case illustrations of the perverse use of the body in women.