Psychodynamic Perspectives on Abuse
Subtitle: The Cost of Fear
Contributors: Una McCluskey (Editor); Carol-Ann Hooper (Editor)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: July 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781853026867
Subjects: Clinical psychology; Social, group or collective psychology; Violence in society; Sexual harassment; Psychological aspects; Family violence; Medical; Sexual abuse victims; Psychology; Sex crimes; Abuse - General; Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior; Criminology; Social Science; Psychiatry - General
First sentence: Individuals experience abuse, of whatever kind, in the contexts of their own stage in life and past history, of their relationships with the person or persons perpetrating the abuse and with others, and of the social, cultural and political environment in which it occurs.