How are Julia Kristeva's psychoanalytic theories distinct from traditional Freudian concepts ?

Correct answer: C. Kristeva offers a more central place for women's issues within psychological development.

  • A. Kristeva rejects the idea that neuroses provide insight into the unconscious.
  • B. Kristeva suggests that women are not subject to traditional fetishes.
  • C. Kristeva offers a more central place for women's issues within psychological development.
  • D. Kristeva fundamentally disagrees with the idea of the mirror stage.Explore Top Audiobooks

Explanation

Kristeva develops psychoanalysis by giving greater importance to feminine subjectivity, maternal relations, and women's psychological development. She does not simply reject the unconscious or Lacan's mirror stage.

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