Pseudo-Therapeutic Benefits from an Adverse Social Phenomenon (Racial Prejudice)
Abstract
Racial prejudice is alleged to have psychological benefits in therapy: a white paranoid patient can identify with an "oppressed" black therapist. It is also said to arise during the oedipal phase of development, serving as a protective mechanism against the incest taboo. The author challenges these statements: the white paranoid's "reconstitution" is actually based on unrealistic identification, and prejudice develops before the oedipal stage, although it may appear then.
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