Autonomy And Rigid Character

192 Pages·1984·2.826 MB·English

by  David Shapiro

Autonomy and Rigid Character
Also by David Shapiro
NEUROTIC STYLES
AUTONOMY
AND
RIGID
CHARACTER
David Shapiro
BasicBooks
A Division of HarperCoIlinsP«W«Aerj
Shapiro, David, 1926-
Autonomy and rigid character.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Rigidity (Psychology) 2. Psychology, Pathologi­
cal. 3. Autonomy (Psychology) 4. Obsessive-compul­
sive neurosis. 5. Sadism. 6. Masochism. 7. Para­
noia. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Mental disorders.
2. Neuroses. 3. Psychoses. WM 200 8532a]
RC569.5.R55S47 6i6.85'227 80-68953
ISBN 0-465-00567-5 (cloth)
ISBN 0-465-00568-3 (paper)
Copyright © 1981 by Basic Books, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
Designed by Vincent Torre
10 9 8 7 6 5
To Julie and Benjamin

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3
Chapter 1 The Problem of Individual
Autonomy 7
Chapter 2 The Development of Autonomy 32
Chapter 3 Rigid Character 69
Chapter 4 Obsessive-Compulsive Rigidity 78
Chapter 5 Sadism and Masochism: General
Tendencies 101
Chapter 6 Sexual Sadism and Masochism 123
Chapter 7 Paranoid Rigidity 134
Index 175
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