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The Assault on Truth : Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
The Assault on Truth Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
In 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary “seduction theory,” arguing that acts of sexual abuse and violence inflicted on children are the direct cause of adult mental illness. Nine years later, Freud completely reversed his position, insisting that these sexual memories were actually fantasies that never happened. Why did F...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345452795
ISBN-10: 0345452798
Publication Date: 11/4/2003
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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