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Conscience and guilt

Conscience and guilt BOOK REVIEWS CONSCIENCE AND GUILT. By James inhibitions. The character of man is not A. Knight, Appleton-Century-Crofts, revealed better when he acts lawlessly 189 pp., $ 0.95. than when he submits himself to disci- pline. It is part of human nature itself to Monographs on the functions and impli- take measures to control and direct its cations of emotions are legion in psy- own tendencies." choanalytic literature. Horney, as well as An interesting consequence of such a other psychoanalytic pioneers, have definition becomes the evaluation of the engendered much thought by their ana- ability to act according to conscience. lytic evaluation of neurotic and healthy The psychiatrist Knight finds himself on facets of such feelings as love, ambition, the crossroads of Freud's psychoanaly- hate, pride, etc. Ego psychology has tic concept of unconscious motivations also contributed greatly to the under- and the philosophical concept of free- standing of function and interaction of dom of choice, with the religious and emotions. legal systems assuming an intermediate By examining conscience and guilt, position. Psychoanalytic work is seen as Dr. Knight has ventured not only into aiming to help the patient in the attain- the examination of another group of ment of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
1971 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01872320
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Abstract

BOOK REVIEWS CONSCIENCE AND GUILT. By James inhibitions. The character of man is not A. Knight, Appleton-Century-Crofts, revealed better when he acts lawlessly 189 pp., $ 0.95. than when he submits himself to disci- pline. It is part of human nature itself to Monographs on the functions and impli- take measures to control and direct its cations of emotions are legion in psy- own tendencies." choanalytic literature. Horney, as well as An interesting consequence of such a other psychoanalytic pioneers, have definition becomes the evaluation of the engendered much thought by their ana- ability to act according to conscience. lytic evaluation of neurotic and healthy The psychiatrist Knight finds himself on facets of such feelings as love, ambition, the crossroads of Freud's psychoanaly- hate, pride, etc. Ego psychology has tic concept of unconscious motivations also contributed greatly to the under- and the philosophical concept of free- standing of function and interaction of dom of choice, with the religious and emotions. legal systems assuming an intermediate By examining conscience and guilt, position. Psychoanalytic work is seen as Dr. Knight has ventured not only into aiming to help the patient in the attain- the examination of another group of ment of

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1971

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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