ABSTRACT
Why do people find it so difficult to talk openly about sex?
In this original and ground-breaking book, Morris Nitsun argues that desire and sexuality are key components of human experience that have been marginalized in the group psychotherapy literature.
Drawing on theory from psychoanalysis, developmental psychology and sociology, while keeping the group firmly in focus, he creates a picture of the potential in group therapy for the most intimate narrative. Highlighting current concerns about sexual identity, boundary transgression and what constitutes effective psychotherapy, detailed clinical illustrations cover areas such as:
- The erotic connection
- The dissociation of desire
- The group as witness
- Erotic transference and counter-transference
Psychotherapists and all those interested in sexual development and diversity will value the challenging approach to sexuality this book offers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction
part |75 pages
Part 1 THE WIDER DISCOURSE
chapter |19 pages
1 Discourses Of Desire
chapter |22 pages
2 Sexual Development
chapter |21 pages
3 Sex And Psychoanalysis
chapter |11 pages
4 Sex And Politics
part |71 pages
Part 2 The Group Discourse
chapter |19 pages
5 Sex In Group Psychotherapy — A Review
chapter |29 pages
6 Desire In Group Analysis
chapter |21 pages
7 A Group Psychotherapy Perspective Of Sexuality
part |87 pages
Part 3 The Clinical Discourse
chapter |11 pages
8 The Erotic Connection
chapter |8 pages
9 The Theme Of Incest
chapter |12 pages
10 Dissociated Desire
chapter |11 pages
11 The Group As Witness
chapter |12 pages
12 Sexual Pairing
chapter |14 pages
13 Erotic Transference And Counter-Transference
chapter |15 pages
14 Homosexuality In The Group
part |36 pages
Part 4 The Linked Discourse