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Peer reviewedWesterlund, Elaine – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1986
An historical review of the development and rejection of Freud's seduction theory. Freud's interpretation of seduction as real sexual acts gave way to his conclusion that his patients' reports derived from fantasy, though his view of the significance of childhood sexual trauma in the etiology of neurosis remained steady. Examines the relationship…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Fantasy
