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Psychoanalyst
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1895
Death:
1970
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Biography
Introduction
Robert Fliess (1895–1970) was a psychoanalyst and son of Wilhelm Fliess, a controversial otolaryngologist whose pseudoscientific theories influenced Sigmund Freud. He coined the term ambulatory psychosis. He wrote about sexual abuse and hinted that his father had abused him.
His cousin Beate Hermelin was a German-born experimental psychologist, who worked in the UK.
Select bibliography
- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 1: Erogeneity and Libido : Addenda to the Theory of the Psychosexual Development of the Human.
- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 2: Ego and Body Ego: Contributions to Their Psychoanalytic Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Series, Volume 3: Symbol, Dream and Psychosis.