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Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Assault on Truth Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
In 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary â??seduction theory,â?? 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 Freud ret...  more »
ISBN: 256373
Publication Date: 11/2003
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
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