Review of Clinical Evolutions on the Superego, Body, and Gender in Psychoanalysis

Reviews the book, Clinical Evolutions on the Superego, Body, and Gender in Psychoanalysis by Janice S. Lieberman (2018). In this book, a newly published collection of academic papers and short essays, Lieberman, a psychoanalyst and social psychologist, draws our attention to the prevalence of a “new...

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Published in:Psychoanalytic psychology 2020-01, Vol.37 (1), p.86-87
Main Author: Newman, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deception
Greed
Human
Human Body
Human Sex Differences
Psychoanalysis
Society
Superego
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Summary:Reviews the book, Clinical Evolutions on the Superego, Body, and Gender in Psychoanalysis by Janice S. Lieberman (2018). In this book, a newly published collection of academic papers and short essays, Lieberman, a psychoanalyst and social psychologist, draws our attention to the prevalence of a “new superego” and highlights the profound impact it has had on individuals, society, and the nature of our analytic work. In the tradition of Lasch (1979) and Kernberg (1975, 2007), Lieberman argues that the new superego is manifest both individually, in terms of character structure and defenses, and culturally, across our society. She covers topics including superego/character issues: deception, greed, and envy; body, skin, and gender; relationships; and superego, gender, and body in art. If there is one take away from this review it is that Lieberman offers social observations that are timely, and newsworthy, touching upon diverse aspects of modern existence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0736-9735
1939-1331
DOI:10.1037/pap0000280