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The Clinical Use of Psycho-Imagination Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Jealousy

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It is probably safe to say that everyone falls in love, and, further, that everyone who has fallen in love has been jealous at some time. Imagination and imagery play a significant role in both processes. Falling in love involves the images of comeliness and perfection that are projected onto the love object; jealousy involves the images of having the loved one snatched away from a rival.

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Robin, P. (1986). The Clinical Use of Psycho-Imagination Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Jealousy. In: Wolpin, M., Shorr, J.E., Krueger, L. (eds) Recent Practice and Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5146-7_5

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