COVER -- About the Author -- Preface to the Series -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: The Character of Perversion -- Characteristics of Perversion -- Definitions -- CHAPTER TWO: Deception -- Ms S -- The Parts and the Whole -- Attacks on Linking -- Deception and Defence -- Criminality -- CHAPTER THREE: The Trickster -- Mr A -- Narcissism and Excitement without Refl ection -- Attachment -- The Body -- Mr E -- CHAPTER FOUR: Female Perversion -- Male and Female -- Women and Criminality -- Repetition -- Mothering -- Jane -- CHAPTER FIVE: Assessment -- The Operation of a Perverse Structure -- The Extent to which Perverse Qualities are Erotic -- The Extent of Aggression, Sadism and Violence in Life, Fantasies and Dreams -- The Pervasiveness of Perversity and its Lifestyle Dominance -- The Patient's Awareness of his own Perverse Qualities -- The Patient's Ability and Motivation for Change -- CHAPTER SIX: The Psychotherapeutic Relationship -- Aims -- The Therapeutic Alliance and Defences -- Mr Y -- The Inner Child -- Action, Acting and Acting Out -- Interpreting Negative Feelings -- The Body -- Deceptive and Perverse Qualitiesin the Psychotherapist -- Self Respect and Self Management -- References -- Index.