The Evolution of Freud: His Theoretical Development of the Mind–Body Relationship and the Role of Sexuality

Author(s) : Barry R. Silverstein

The Evolution of Freud: His Theoretical Development of the Mind–Body Relationship and the Role of Sexuality

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Table of Contents


Preface

Part One: Freud on mind and body
Introduction
Mind and Body
From “The Project” to Metapsychology
Metapsychology: The Interpretation of Dreams
Motivation and Conflict: The Instinctual Drives
The Riddle of Hypnosis
Structural Theory
The Defensive Ego
Civilization and Dr. Freud’s Discontents

Part Two: Freud on sexuality and neuroses
Introduction
J-M. Charcot
Studies on Hysteria
Sexuality and Neuroses
From Hypnosis to “Pressure”
The “Seduction Theory”
Fragments of Freud’s Self-Analysis
The Dilemma of Suggestion
From Suggestion to Transference
Childhood Sexuality and Evolutionary Biology
Defending the Sexual Theory
Development: Adult Character Types and Neuroses
Freud on Religion

Final thoughts
References

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