Sexual ambiguity : sexuation and psychosis / Geneviève Morel ; translated by Lindsay Watson.

By:

Morel, Geneviève

Contributor(s):

Watson, Lindsay

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research libraryPublication details: London : Karnac, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781849407694
184940769X
185575584X
9781855755840

Uniform titles:

Ambiguïtés sexuelles. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sexual Ambiguity.DDC classification:

305.3 22

LOC classification:

HQ77.9 .M6713 2011eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. Psychoanalysis and the real -- pt. 2. Sexual difference -- pt. 3. Sexuation and psychosis.

Summary: How does one become a man or a woman? Psychoanalysis shows that this is never an easy task and that each of us tackles it in our own, unique way. In this important and original study, Genevieve Morel focuses on what analytic work with psychotic subjects can teach us about the different solutions human beings can construct to the question of sexual identity. Through a careful exposition of Lacanian theory, Morel argues that classical gender theory is misguided in its notion of gender identity and that Lacan's concept of sexuation is more precise. Clinical case studies illustrate how sexuation occurs and the ambiguities that may surround it. In psychosis, these ambiguities are often central, and Morel explores how they may or may not be resolved thanks to the individual's own constructions. This book is not only a major contribution to gender studies but also an invaluable aid to the clinician dealing with questions of sexual identity.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.

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pt. 1. Psychoanalysis and the real -- pt. 2. Sexual difference -- pt. 3. Sexuation and psychosis.

How does one become a man or a woman? Psychoanalysis shows that this is never an easy task and that each of us tackles it in our own, unique way. In this important and original study, Genevieve Morel focuses on what analytic work with psychotic subjects can teach us about the different solutions human beings can construct to the question of sexual identity. Through a careful exposition of Lacanian theory, Morel argues that classical gender theory is misguided in its notion of gender identity and that Lacan's concept of sexuation is more precise. Clinical case studies illustrate how sexuation occurs and the ambiguities that may surround it. In psychosis, these ambiguities are often central, and Morel explores how they may or may not be resolved thanks to the individual's own constructions. This book is not only a major contribution to gender studies but also an invaluable aid to the clinician dealing with questions of sexual identity.

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