The devil-priest syndrome.
Men frequently relate to women as either "sanctified" and hence, asexual, or as sexual, and therefore "degraded." A case is presented demonstrating a similar finding in a woman. The uncovering of the "Devil-Priest Syndrome" during psychotherapy is described. Some speculations as to the significance of this finding in the understanding of the psychodynamics of sexuality are included.
D000328:Adult; D001244:Association; D004325:Dreams; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D009813:Oedipus Complex; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012922:Social Change