Why, after a childhood of emotional neglect and abuse, would a man move next door to the very parents who caused him pain? And how can a woman emerge from her mother's control in order to form healthy
W. R. D. Fairbairn (1889-1964) challenged the dominance of Freud's drive theory with a psychoanalytic theory based on the internalization of human relationships. Fairbairn assumed that the unconscious
Drawing on cases from his practice as a clinical psychologist, and applying object relations theory, Celani contends that some women, and even a few men, are attracted to abusive partners because of p
Why, after a childhood of emotional neglect and abuse, would a man move next door to the very parents who caused him pain? And how can a woman emerge from her mother's control in order to form healthy
Argues that certain parenting styles promote personality disorders that make some people choose partners with complementary conditions that lead to abusive relationships, and proposes social changes t
