This book provides an outline of the phenomenon of dependence as a reality in psychological functioning. It presents clinical examples to show how defense mechanisms are mobilized in response to what the individual conceives of as a threat to his autonomy and separateness.

Parens, Henri

Foreword -- Introduction -- A Study of Freud's Writings -- A Study of Freud's Writings on Dependence in Man -- Theoretical Considerations -- On the Genesis of Psychologic Dependence -- Inner Sustainment -- Two Co-ordinates of Dependence -- An Epigenesis of Psychologic Dependence -- Clinical Considerations -- Some Clinical Aspects of Dependence