![]() ![]() ![]() For such heresy, he was subsequently excommunicated (I use the term advisedly) from the Psychoanalytic movement,ĭuring the last 20 years, Jeff has turned his formidable intelligence to the study of emotions in animals and in advocating animal rights. Masson speculated that Freud gave in to peer pressure rather than acknowledge a truth that would have harmed his career. There was, in his opinion, a large number of documents, chief among them letters by Freud which had been kept from public view, and that showed the full extent of Freud’s original valuation of the reality of sexual abuse. Jeffrey’s research led him to the conclusion that Freud made a mistake in turning away from his insight that human misery was fueled by childhood sexual abuse. In 1980 he became projects director at the Freud Archives. While in Toronto, Jeffrey trained as a psychoanalyst. He moved to Canada and became a Professor at the University of Toronto. Jeff has a PhD in Sanskrit, one of the few Americans to have such a degree. ![]() Jeffrey Masson has led at least 3 adult lives and a childhood that could inspire an army of psychoanalysts. ![]()
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