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The perverse attitude toward reality

L Grossman

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |July 1, 1993
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    This study extends Freud's ideas on defense mechanisms, differentiating neurotic defenses against wishes from perverse defenses against reality. It explores how a "perverse attitude" involves taking liberties with reality, impacting clinical technique and the superego.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalytic theory
    • Psychodynamic psychology
    • Clinical psychology

    Background:

    • Sigmund Freud's (1940a) work proposed a distinction between defensive maneuvers in neurosis and perversion.
    • This distinction offers a valuable framework for understanding psychological defenses.