The Betrayal of the Body. Dr. Alexander Lowen M.D.
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Books by Alexander Lowen, M.D.
The Language of the Body (1958)
Love and Orgasm: A Revolutionary Guide to Sexual Fulfillment (1965)
The Betrayal of the Body (1967)
Pleasure: A Creative Approach to Life (1970)
Bioenergetics: The Revolutionary Therapy That Uses the Language of the Body to Heal the Problems of the Mind (1976)
Depression and the Body: The Biological Basis of Faith and Reality (1977)
The Way to Vibrant Health: A Manual of Bioenergetic Exercises, co-author Leslie Lowen (1977)
Fear of Life (1980)
Narcissism: Denial of the True Self (1984)
Love, Sex, and Your Heart (1988)
The Spirituality of the Body: Bioenergetics for Grace and Harmony (1990)
Joy: The Surrender to the Body and to Life (1995)
Honoring the Body: The Autobiography of Alexander Lowen, M.D. (2004)
The Voice of the Body: Selected Public Lectures 1962-1982 (2005)
The Betrayal of the Body
Alexander Lowen, M.D.
The Alexander Lowen Foundation
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The Betrayal of the Body
Published by The Alexander Lowen Foundation
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Hinesburg, VT 05461 USA
Phone: 802-338-2866
Copyright © 1967 by Alexander Lowen, M.D.
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Library of Congress Control Number 2004106826
ISBN 978-1-938485-00-8 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-938485-01-5 (ebook)
First Edition by The Alexander Lowen Foundation, 2012
Printed in the United States of America
TO MY PATIENTS
Whose courage to confront their terror and despair inspires these pages
Contents
Varieties of Schizoid Personality and Behavior
Approaches to the Schizoid Problem
The Dynamics of the Schizoid Defense
Bodily Rigidity, Fragmentation, and Collapse
The Mask of the Clown
The Doll
Depersonalization
Seduction and Rejection
6. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DESPERATION
Self-destructive Behavior
The Technique of Survival
Desperation and Illusion
Despair and Dissociation
Parental Unreality
The Reigning Illusions
Respiration
Energy Metabolism
Motility