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Feminine psychology revisited: A historical perspective

Feminine psychology revisited: A historical perspective The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1991 FEMININE PSYCHOLOGY REVISITED: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Marianne Horney Eckardt Karen Homey did not write a book on feminine psychology. A book by this title exists, but it is a collection of fourteen papers Homey wrote per- taining to feminine psychology. ~ These are her early papers, written mainly in German, between 1922 and 1933. This collection was translated and published in 1967, and edited by Harold Ke[man, in response to the grow- ing interest in feminine psychology. It was hailed by the feminine move- ment, which recognized in her an early champion of their cause. Thus these early papers did not become well known until after 1967. From the perspective of the development of Horney's contribution to psychoanalysis, these early papers represent stepping stones toward gradu- ally evolving her own theories of neurotic development, theories she pre- sented in five books between 1937 and 1950. These stepping stones are in the area of female psychology, but the issues dealt with aspects of psycho- analytic theory that troubled her. Once she was able to sever her umbilical cord to the libidinal theory and advance her own comprehensive theory, any reference 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
1991 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01249246
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Abstract

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1991 FEMININE PSYCHOLOGY REVISITED: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Marianne Horney Eckardt Karen Homey did not write a book on feminine psychology. A book by this title exists, but it is a collection of fourteen papers Homey wrote per- taining to feminine psychology. ~ These are her early papers, written mainly in German, between 1922 and 1933. This collection was translated and published in 1967, and edited by Harold Ke[man, in response to the grow- ing interest in feminine psychology. It was hailed by the feminine move- ment, which recognized in her an early champion of their cause. Thus these early papers did not become well known until after 1967. From the perspective of the development of Horney's contribution to psychoanalysis, these early papers represent stepping stones toward gradu- ally evolving her own theories of neurotic development, theories she pre- sented in five books between 1937 and 1950. These stepping stones are in the area of female psychology, but the issues dealt with aspects of psycho- analytic theory that troubled her. Once she was able to sever her umbilical cord to the libidinal theory and advance her own comprehensive theory, any reference

Journal

The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1991

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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