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A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator
The aim of the present study is to provide a psychological understanding of the issues pertinent to the perpetration of father-daughter incest. An analysis of incest in the context of Jungian theory provides the theoretical basis. To elucidate the unconscious meaning of incest, the relationship betw...
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| author | De Kock, Yvonne |
| author2 | Saayman, Graham |
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| description | The aim of the present study is to provide a psychological understanding of the issues pertinent to the perpetration of father-daughter incest. An analysis of incest in the context of Jungian theory provides the theoretical basis. To elucidate the unconscious meaning of incest, the relationship between the incest impulse, symbolic incest and actual incest is examined. It is argued that actual incest constitutes a gross distortion of the individuation process and, due to its regressive component, a defence against total psychic extinction. It is, at the same time, a plea for rebirth. What emerges from the theoretical analysis is that the essential motivation for sexual union with an adolescent daughter unconsciously represents an attempt at integrating the anima in her positive, nurturant and 'desirable' aspect. A clinical case study is then presented in which these themes are elucidated and discussed. It is concluded that the understanding of actual incest should be located in a symbolic/developmental framework and that the unconscious meaning of incest has implications for psychological, moral and legal definitions. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17353 A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator De Kock, Yvonne Saayman, Graham Clinical Psychology The aim of the present study is to provide a psychological understanding of the issues pertinent to the perpetration of father-daughter incest. An analysis of incest in the context of Jungian theory provides the theoretical basis. To elucidate the unconscious meaning of incest, the relationship between the incest impulse, symbolic incest and actual incest is examined. It is argued that actual incest constitutes a gross distortion of the individuation process and, due to its regressive component, a defence against total psychic extinction. It is, at the same time, a plea for rebirth. What emerges from the theoretical analysis is that the essential motivation for sexual union with an adolescent daughter unconsciously represents an attempt at integrating the anima in her positive, nurturant and 'desirable' aspect. A clinical case study is then presented in which these themes are elucidated and discussed. It is concluded that the understanding of actual incest should be located in a symbolic/developmental framework and that the unconscious meaning of incest has implications for psychological, moral and legal definitions. 2016-02-29T12:04:01Z 2016-02-29T12:04:01Z 1987 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17353 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Clinical Psychology De Kock, Yvonne A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| title_full | A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| title_fullStr | A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| title_short | A Jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| title_sort | jungian formulation of incest as revealed in a clinical case study of an incest perpetrator |
| topic | Clinical Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17353 |
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