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Sex Therapy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
The first scientist to confront society with the central role of sex in human development was Freud. His method, the detailed and in depth analysis of the childhood experiences of a handful of upper class Viennese women, may be suspect by today's standard of scientific inquiry. It was, however, the first systematic attempt to study an area of human behaviour which was wrapped in mystery, prejudice and fear. His crucial and most controversial book, Three Essays on the Sexual Theory, was published in 1905 and branded at the time as an obscene book. A disclaimer from the publisher was attached to the English translation of this book which read: “The sale of this book is limited to Members of the Medical, Scholastic, Legal and Clerical professions”. If read together with Freud's earlier book, The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), these two books give the distinct impression that Freud did discover the problem of sexual abuse.
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