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ISBN: 9781875559336
0.370 kgs
248 x 173 mm
192 pp
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Beyond Psychoppression
Betty McLellan

A guide to therapy, Beyond Psychoppression explores the intersection between the personal and the political. Betty McLellan surveys the development of psychotherapy and exposes the oppressive techniques of Freudian psychoanalysis, humanistic therapies, lesbian sex therapy, and new age and popular therapies. She challenges the myths about women's mental and emotional illness.

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Translations: German (reverted)
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‘… if you’re interested in any form of psychotherapy or counselling as well as in feminism, then this is the book for you.’

Diana Currie, Newsletter of Women with Disabilities Australia

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p. vii; INTRODUCTION p. ix; PART ONE: FEMINIST VOICES, PAST AND PRESENT; 1 Psychotherapy and feminism: A History p. 3; PART TWO: THEORETICAL ISSUES FOR A FEMINIST THERAPY; 2 Oppression: Cause of Women's Distress p. 31; 3 Access and Honesty p. 47; 4 Passion and Justice p. 57; PART THREE: BLAME-THE-VICTIM THERAPIES; 5 Freud and psychoanalysis p. 73; 6 Humanistic Therapies p. 89; 7 New Age and Popular Psychologies p. 101; 8 Lesbian Sex Therapy p. 117; PART FOUR: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF A FEMINIST THERAPY; 9 Elements of a Feminist Therapy p. 133; 10 Feminist Therapy in Practice p. 151; CONCLUSION p. 179; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED p. 181; INDEX p. 187

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