Violence against Women—The Myth of Masochism

Alexandra Symonds, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 33, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1979.33.2.161

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Women have been victims of violence throughout history. Freud’s theory of masochism stated that women enjoyed suffering, and until very recently the mental health profession went along with this universal human tendency to blame the victim. In this paper a new understanding of the dynamics of abused wives and violence-prone husbands is being presented indicating that the explanation lies in the new field of the study of psychological reactions of victims of violence and catastrophe.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 33 • Number 2 • 1979, pp. 159–327

Pages: 161 - 173

PubMed: 453382

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Published in print: 1979, pp. 159–327

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Alexandra Symonds, M.D.^†

New York, NY.

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Presented at the Fourteenth National Scientific Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Atlanta, Georgia, on May 7, 1978.

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Clinical Associate Professor, New York Medical College. Mailing address: 137 E. 36 Street, New York, N.Y. 10016.

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Violence against Women—The Myth of Masochism

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