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By (author) Porter, Alan
This accessible and entertaining guide introduces Sigmund Freud”s life and ideas, from dream analysis to the superego.
Sigmund Freud”s theories on the unconscious revolutionised the way we approach human behaviour. This essential introduction explores his theories and the implications they had for understanding an array of psychological issues, including trauma, repressed memory, childhood development and more.
It also explores Freud”s life as a scientist – the conflicts and controversies he faced when proposing his new ideas to his contemporaries – and the ways in which his theories have influenced psychology today.
Sections include:
• Freud”s early life
• Psychoanalysis
• Free association
• The unconscious
• Interpreting dreams
• The Oedipus complex
• Case histories
• Modern evaluations of Freud
Images and diagrams are included, as well as bullet pointed summaries at the end of each chapter to pick out key concepts.
Perfect for students on anyone wanting to get to grip with Freud”s ideas, this book is the perfect introduction to the great psychoanalyst and his ground-breaking concepts.
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Table of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Mind, Madness and Psychiatry Before Freud
Chapter 2: Freud as a zoologist, neurologist and physician
Chapter 3: Freud the Neurologist
Chapter 4: The Birth of Psychoanalysis
Chapter 5: The Case Histories
Chapter 6: The Methodology of Psychoanalysis
Chapter 7: Key Psychoanalytic Concepts
Chapter 8: The Early Growth of the Psychoanalytic Movement
Chapter 9: Conflicts and Controversies
Chapter 10: Freud Outside the Clinic
Chapter 11: Current Evaluations of Freud and Psychoanalysis
Glossary
Index
Picture Credits
Biographical note
Alan Porter is the Assistant Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster where he has taught the BSc Psychology course for many years. He studied psychology at the Polytechnic of Central London and the London School of Economics. He has over 25 years experience of teaching social psychology and the history of psychology. Alan”s research interests are in the history and philosophy of psychology, social representations and how academic psychology is understood and used in everyday life.
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This illustrated book provides an accessible and entertaining guide to Freud”s life and ideas, including the principles of psychoanalysis, his therapeutic techniques and how his theories on the unconscious have influenced psychology today.
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