Divorce Won't HelpFirst published in 1948 by Harper and Brothers and here reprinted with both the introduction to the 1978 Liveright edition and a new introduction by M.L. Iscove, this classic, popular psychoanalytic study of marriage and divorce considers why certain people--those suffering from neurosis--seek divorce, what it is they expect divorce to do for them, and why divorce cannot provide what they are asking of it. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... believe that you base your criticism on a misunderstanding . To quote you : ' You say the man is not superior but actually very neurotic , ' and again : ' Women should become normal so that they can live with a neurotic man . ' In other ...
... believe that you base your criticism on a misunderstanding . To quote you : ' You say the man is not superior but actually very neurotic , ' and again : ' Women should become normal so that they can live with a neurotic man . ' In other ...
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... believe that divorce is so painful because- as I learned in analysis — I lived out so many neurotic wishes in my marriage . Parting from those unconscious wishes hurts . Secondly , I believe that the starting point for one's decision in ...
... believe that divorce is so painful because- as I learned in analysis — I lived out so many neurotic wishes in my marriage . Parting from those unconscious wishes hurts . Secondly , I believe that the starting point for one's decision in ...
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... believe in the dominance of the unconscious personality . " " Don't you believe that many intelligent people would agree with me ? " " I am sure of that , " I told her . " Every analytic statement sounds fantastic , and is highly ...
... believe in the dominance of the unconscious personality . " " Don't you believe that many intelligent people would agree with me ? " " I am sure of that , " I told her . " Every analytic statement sounds fantastic , and is highly ...
Contents
Introduction to the 1991 Printing | vii |
Introduction to the 1978 Edition | xxxvii |
Foreword | xliii |
Copyright | |
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