Psychology’s Dream of the Courtroom

Name: Psychology’s Dream of the Courtroom
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

\u2018Like a good crime lawyer, Mogenson picks up on a clue from C. G. Jung and follows its lead to the prosecution of his case. Jung had compared psychotherapy to \u2018an endless inner trial\u2019. Further to this, Mogenson notes that since the beginning of psychoanalysis therapists have often been called upon by lawyers to give evidence concerning the mental status of accused persons. But the invitation of Jung\u2019s clue is to reverse this process and look for contributions that the law has made to the work of analysts and patients. The book cites Freud\u2019s and Jung\u2019s extensive use of the legal metaphor. It also tells us about the invoking of the courtroom analogy by patients and therapists. Psychotherapy is presented as a bringing of ego to justice, that is, to the truth of soul. All of this makes for fascinating reading \u2013 like a crime novel! In several senses of the phrase: psychology is on trial.' \u2013 David L. Miller, Watson-Ledden Professor Emeritus, Syracusey