Lesbians and Psychoanalysis: Revolutions in Theory and Practice
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Psychoanalytic theories of lesbian development epitomize the difficulty in liberating psychoanalysis from the past. Psychoanalytic theory has traditionally adopted a clear position that a lesbian orientation represented some form of psychological abnormality. Thankfully -- but only very recently -- some influential feminist leaders have begun to rethink issues of gender and sexual orientation, removing heterosexuality from its privileged position as normal. In Lesbians and Psychoanalysis, Judith M. Glassgold and Suzanne Iasenza bring together twenty-six of these pioneers in the field of lesbian psychoanalytic theory. Through insightful chapters based on years of clinical experience, each author helps to redefine psychoanalytic theory by reinventing its foundations from an affirmative perspective so that it better represents all peoples. Lesbians and Psychoanalysis addresses several topics of emerging concern including multicultural diversity, self-disclosure, homophobia, transference/countertransference issues, bisexuality, and the changing nature of lesbian sexuality. In addition, the authors examine the influence of stigma on human development. In three sections -- Past, Present, and Future -- the authors in turn critique past theory, discuss current issues in therapy, and describe new directions in theory and practice. This is a book that is sure to appeal not only to members of the psychoanalytic community but also to all those who are interested in gay and lesbian studies, feminism, and psychology.
ForewordAcknowledgmentsAbout the ContributorsIntroduction1A Critical Examination of the Notion of Pathology in Psychoanalysis32Out of the Closet and on to the Couch: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Lesbian Development193"Having It Both Ways": Rethinking Female Sexuality394How to Have Your Phallus and Be It Too: Reflections of a Lesbian Therapist from Jill Johnston to Judith Butler635Queer Reflections: Mirroring and the Lesbian Experience of Self936The False Self, Shame, and the Challenge of Self-Cohesion1077Rekindling the Flame: A Therapeutic Approach to Strengthening Lesbian Relationships1258Addressing Racism, Sexism, and Heterosexism in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy1459Revisiting the Question of Self-Disclosure: The Lesbian Therapist's Dilemma16110Homophobia in the Supervisory Relationship: An Invisible Intruder17311Toward Visibility: Evicting the Intruder (A Commentary on Russell and Greenhouse)19112Psychoanalysis with Lesbians: Self-Reflection and Agency20313Coming out of the Frame: Lesbian Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory22914An Archetypal View of Lesbian Identity26515Gender Identities, Lesbianism, and Potential Space28716Making Gender: New Interpretations/New Narratives30917The Lesbian Patient: Narratives of Subjectivity, Gender, and Sexual Identity32718Platonic Pleasures and Dangerous Desires: Psychoanalytic Theory, Sex Research, and Lesbian Sexuality345Index375
