The Absent Father Effect On Daughters,Used

Winner Of The Internationl Association For Jungian Studies (Iajs) Book Award For Best Clinical Book 2021The Absent Father Effect On Daughters Investigates The Impact Of Absent Physically Or Emotionally And Inadequate Fathers On The Lives And Psyches Of Their Daughters Through The Perspective Of Jungian Analytical Psychology. This Book Tells The Stories Of Daughters Who Describe The Insecurity Of Self, The Splintering And Disintegration Of The Personality, And The Silencing Of Voice.Issues Of Fathers And Daughters Reach To The Intrapsychic Depths And Archetypal Roots, To Issues Of Self And Culture, Both Personal And Collective. Susan E. Schwartz Illustrates The Maladies And Disappointments Of Daughters Who Lack A Father Figure And Incorporates Clinical Examples Describing How Daughters Can Break Out Of Idealizations, Betrayals, Abandonments And Losses To Move Towards Repair And Renewal. The Book Takes An Interdisciplinary Approach, Expanding And Elucidating Jungian Concepts Through Dreams, Personal Stories, Fairy Tales And The Poetry Of Sylvia Plath, Along With Psychoanalytic Theory, Including Andre Greens Dead Father Effect And Julia Kristevas Theories On Women And The Body As Abject.Examining Daughters Both Personally And Collectively Affected By The Lack Of A Father, The Absent Father Effect On Daughters Is Highly Relevant For Those Wanting To Understand The Complex Dynamics Of Daughters And Fathers To Become Their Authentic Selves. It Will Be Essential Reading For Anyone Seeking Understanding, Analytical And Depth Psychologists, Other Therapy Professionals, Academics And Students With Jungian And Postjungian Interests.