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Explains the subtle but pervasive aspects of sadomasochism that affect everyday relationships across our lives, detailing when the power and control dynamics become neurotic and describing actions that can be taken to better individuals and improve society.
For most people, a whip-wielding, leather-clad sexual subculture comes to mind when they hear the phrase "sadomasochism." But as psychiatrist Martin Kantor explains in this book, sadomasochism is generally about power, control, dominance, and submission, dynamics that are subtle and pervasive in all of our lives, from home life to work life to social interactions including political arenas. The bottom line: sadomasochism is about the giving or receiving pleasure from the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation and both pain and pleasure can be purely emotional, no sexual or physical context necessary.
Kantor deconstructs sadomasochism to show us how it affects each of us, consciously or not. He explains the "life phases" of sadomasochism, the role early trauma plays in this self-defeating action when it reaches a neurotic level, and the damage it does to individuals, loved ones, and society. This ground-breaking book will appeal to psychology students and researchers, as well as general readers with an interest in psychology.
Contents
Introduction: A Summary
Part One: Recognizing the Elements
Chapter 1
Introduction: An Overview
Chapter 2
Unique Characteristics of Sadomasochism
Chapter 3
More Unique Characteristics of Sadomasochism
Chapter 4
The Sadomasochism of Everyday Life: Negative and Positive Aspects
Chapter 5
The Fundamental Role That Anger Plays in Individual Sadomasochism
Chapter 6
Sadomasochistic Groups
Part Two: Causation
Chapter 7
Causal Classification: An Overview of Various Pathways of Development
Chapter 8
Classification According to the Level of Psychiatric Illness: The Psychotic Spectrum
Chapter 9
Classification According to the Level of Psychiatric Illness: The Neurotic and Personality Disorder Spectrum
Chapter 10
Classification According to the Level of Psychiatric Illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 11
Various Motivations for Being a Sadomasochist
Chapter 12
Comorbid Contributions
Chapter 13
Cognitive Causality and Therapy
Part Three: Treatment
Chapter 14
Therapy
Notes
Index
