Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis
Author :
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 173
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780191665004
ISBN-13 : 0191665002
Rating : 4/5 (002 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Psychoanalysis by : Daniel Pick

Download or read book Psychoanalysis written by Daniel Pick and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus complex have become part of everyday conversation. In Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction, Daniel Pick offers a lucid, lively, and wide-ranging survey of psychoanalysis. This book offers the reader a flavour of what it might be like to enter treatment, and suggests the possible surprises that can await both analyst and patient, as well as the potential benefits. Yet whilst Freud's writings have shaped the way many of us understand dreams, desires, and destructiveness, as well as anxieties, blunders, and guilt, numerous critics have warned of the dangerous methods and time-bound assumptions of psychoanalysis, doubted the efficacy of its drawn-out methods, and dismissed its core claims as pseudo-science. Looking at modern ideas of the self, exploring the nature of unconscious aspects of relationships, and considering how psychoanalysis has evolved, Pick ponders the particular challenges now facing the analytic profession, and shows why psychoanalysis remains an important resource for investigating the mind, its creative functioning and many afflictions. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.


Psychoanalysis Related Books

Psychoanalysis
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Daniel Pick
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-23 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus complex have b
Psychoanalysis
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Daniel Pick
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Psychoanalysis has been hailed as an indispensible starting point for understanding neuroses and psychoses. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel Pick offers
A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Jane Milton
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-28 - Publisher: SAGE Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Electronic Inspection Copy available here "The best simply got better. The first edition of this book was already quite simply the best introduction to psychoan
Freud: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: Anthony Storr
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-02-22 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psycho-analysis
Dreaming
Language: en
Pages: 169
Authors: J. Allan Hobson
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-04-21 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this fascinating book, Harvard researcher Hobson offers an intriguing look at the nightly odyssey through the illusory world of dreams. Hobson describes how