“Mother, Where Did Psychoanalysis Come From?”

Abstract: Even when students of psychoanalysis are prepared to learn provocative and even controversial analytic discoveries, their teachers can hinder them. If they encounter institutional anxiety, trainees will become “good” while suppressing curiosity and the ability for depth, reflecting the psychic split of the child confronted with sexual mysteries.

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American imago
Published
2025-06-01
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https://doi.org/10.1353/aim.2025.a982945
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Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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“Mother, Where Did Psychoanalysis Come From?”

Rachel McBride
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Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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“Mother, Where Did Psychoanalysis Come From?”

Rachel McBride
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Abstract: Even when students of psychoanalysis are prepared to learn provocative and even controversial analytic discoveries, their teachers can hinder them. If they encounter institutional anxiety, trainees will become “good” while suppressing curiosity and the ability for depth, reflecting the psychic split of the child confronted with sexual mysteries.

American imagoVol. 82(3-4)
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Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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