LOOSE BODIES
LOOSE BODIES
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松散的身体
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.2.5211.1505-b
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发表时间:
1960
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通讯作者:
H. Osmond
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作者:
D. Sweetnam;H. Osmond
unconscious processes which operate can the apparently irrational behaviour of criminals be understood and the contradictions in their attitudes and behaviour explained. This is where psycho-analytic psychopathology alone can offer a conceptual framework upon which to base present and future treatment and research. Another theme which runs through the whole book is the humanitarian plea for a more objective and realistic handling of the criminal so that tolerance and understanding can be exercised in the administration of a flexible penal code instead of the strange mixture of compassion and hostility together with fear and prejudice which contribute to the ataxia of our present social and legal handling of the criminal. The psychopathology of crime and character structure of the criminal are dealt with on formal psycho-analytic lines, being related back to early relationships within the family constellation, and with particular emphasis being put upon the Oedipal situation. The author, while stressing the essential role of psycho-analytic knowledge and insight in the understanding of the criminal mind, is tolerant and well-disposed to non-analytic workers, but far less so towards psycho-analytic disciplines at variance with his own, which he regards as heretical, but which, in the opinion of the reviewer, are in touch with deeper layers of the unconscious mind and in the elucidation of which lies the way ahead. Nevertheless, these critical remarks are not intended to devalue the book, which, indeed, should be read by everyone interested in this subject.