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Confusion of Tongues: The Ferenczian Metaphor for Childhood Seduction and Emotional Trauma

1989; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1521/jaap.1.1989.17.2.181

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Arnold Wm. Rachman,

Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

Confusion of Tongues: The Ferenczian Metaphor for Childhood Seduction and Emotional TraumaArnold Wm. RachmanArnold Wm. RachmanFaculty, Senior Supervisor, Training Analyst, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, N.Y.C. and the Clinical Associate Professor Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Adelphi University.10 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:July 2017https://doi.org/10.1521/jaap.1.1989.17.2.181PDFPDF PLUS ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations AboutReferencesAnzieu D. (1975), L’Auto-Analyse De Freud et la Decouverte de la Psychanalyse, Vol. 1, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 311–315. Google ScholarBalint M. (1933), Sandor Ferenczi: Obit 1933, Internat. J. Psycho-Anal., 30, 215–219, 1949. Google ScholarBalint M., Ed., (1949), Sandor Ferenczi number, Internat. J. Psycho-Anal., 30, Whole No. 4, 1949. Google ScholarBalint M. 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