| Description |
xxix, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Empirical studies in psychoanalytic theories ; vol. 10 |
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Empirical studies of psychoanalytic theories ; vol. 10
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Psychodynamics of Gender and Gender Role / Robert F. Bornstein and Joseph M. Masling -- 1. Development of Individual Differences in Helplessness: Relations to Gender and Psychodynamic Theory / Kathleen M. Cain. Individual Differences in Motivation: The Helpless and Mastery-Oriented Patterns. Gender Differences in Helplessness. Psychodynamic Theory and Helplessness. Development of Individual Differences in Achievement Motivation: Social-Cognitive Research. Socialization of Individual Differences in Achievement Motivation. Gender and the Development of Helplessness. Proposed Model for the Development of Helplessness. Psychodynamic Theory and Individual Differences in Motivation -- 2. Gender Differences in Primary Process Thinking and Creativity / Sandra W. Russ. Primary Process Thinking. Primary Process Thinking and Creativity. Gender Differences in Empirical Studies. Primary Process in Play Narratives. Explanations of Gender Differences -- 3. The Study of Defence Mechanisms: Gender Implications / Phebe Cramer. Developing a Method to Study Defense in Children. Why Does Defense Use Change With Development? How Does One Know One Is Assessing Defenses? Immature Defense Use by Adults: Regression or Fixation? Gender Differences and Defenses. Synthesis: Gender Differences in Implications of Defense Use -- 4. Exploring the Inner World of Severely Disturbed Bulimic Women: Empirical Investigations of Psychoanalytic Theory of Female Development / J. Christopher Fowler, Ben Brunnschweiler and Johanna Brock. Historical Context. Psychoanalytic theory and Empirical Evidence. A Study of Severely Disturbed Bulimic Women -- 5. Unconscious Response to "Mommy and I Are One": Does Gender Matter? / Staffan Sohlberg and Billy Jansson. MIO Effects Vary in a Predictable Way. Should Researchers Care About Gender When Studying MIO? Previous Studies. New Experiments -- 6. Emotions, Defenses, and Gender / Leslie R. Brody, Serra Muderrisoglu and Ora Nakash-Eisikovits. Gender and Development. Communion, Agency, and Emotional Expression. Context Specificity of Gender Differences in Emotion. Defense Mechanisms, Agency, and Communion. Defense Mechanisms and Emotions. Description of the Study -- 7. Gender Differences in Morality / June Price Tangney and Ronda L. Dearing. Empirical Findings on Gender Differences in Superego Strength: The Case of Shame and Guilt. Women Are Not Less Moral Than Men: Further Empirical Results From the Study of Empathy. The Bottom Line: Gender Differences in Moral Behavior. Gender Differences in the Character of the Superego: An Ethic of Care Versus an Ethic of Justice? |
| Summary |
Annotation. Seven chapters present empirical research concerning child development, defense and coping, unconscious mental processing, normal personality functioning, and psychopathology. The implications for psychoanalytic accounts of gender are highlighted, with particular attention to issues of helplessness, thinking, creativity, emotions, and morality. Special consideration is given to the understanding of bulimia in women. Contributors include psychologists from the United States, Sweden, and Israel. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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Annotation. "The Psychodynamics of Gender and Gender Role reviews cutting-edge empirical research on psychoanalytic theories of child development, defense and coping, unconscious mental processing, normal personality functioning, and psychopathology. Its elegant, integrative essays not only summarize a tremendous amount of research on this topic but also set the stage for a reinvigorated psychoanalytic understanding of gender and gender roles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sex differences (Psychology)
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Sex role.
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Psychoanalysis.
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Gender Identity.
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Psychosexual Development.
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Psychoanalytic Theory.
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| Author |
Masling, Joseph M.
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Bornstein, Robert F.
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American Psychological Association.
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| LC no. |
2001055301 |
| ISBN |
1557988943 : |
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