Treatment of masochistic dynamics in the character disorders: The victim-aggressor introject

This work is a theoretical exploration of the functions and meanings of masochism across individuals with varying character pathology. Aspects of moral masochism are viewed from a psychoanalytic, object relations perspective. An historical overview of psychoanalytic writings on moral masochism is pr...

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Main Author: Balcazar, Dawn Elizabeth
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1987
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8805891