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Why Have Sex?: A Case Study in Character, Perversion, and Free Choice

Pages 136-148
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article presents a detailed case study as a way to examine the tensions between self-perceived conflicts about “perverse” and “normal” modes of sexual expression. The author describes how being aware of his own countertransference reactions to the client's struggles contributed to creating the psychological space in which the client could come to his own conclusions. The article is also a contribution to the efforts to establish sexuality as a central focus of attention to psychotherapy in general and transactional analysis in particular.

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William F. Cornell

William F. Cornell, M.A., Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a psychotherapist, supervisor, consultant, and trainer. He is editor of the ITAA newsletter, The Script, and a coeditor of the Transactional Analysis Journal. His work reflects his training in transactional analysis, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and bodycentered psychotherapy. He may be contacted at 145 44 Street, th Pittsburgh, PA 15201, U.S.A., or by e-mail at .
 

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