Name: A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis
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Author: Sigmund Freud
ISBN: 9789395229364

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A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sigmund Freud

Publisher

Pharos Books Private Limited

Language

English

Pages

450

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.57 kg.

ISBN13

9789395229364

Synopsis "A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

Sigmund Freud was a neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, who created an entirely new approach to the understanding of the human personality. Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment, rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator. Its central hypothesis, that we live in conflict with ourselves and seek to resolve matters by turning away from reality, did not emerge from experimental science but from self-examination and the unique opportunities for observation presented by the psychoanalytic technique - in particular, from the confessions produced by 'free-association' in Freud's consulting room. Written during the turmoil of the First World War, A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University.

Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. His work falls within the genre of psychology and philosophy of mind, revolutionizing the understanding of the unconscious. Among his most influential books are The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905), and Civilization and Its Discontents (1930). He also wrote The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901) and Beyond the Pleasure Principle (1920), fundamental in the evolution of psychoanalytic thought.

Throughout his career, Freud developed key concepts such as the id, the ego, and the superego, in addition to the theory of the Oedipus complex. His ideas influenced multiple disciplines, from literature to modern psychiatry.

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