Sigmund Freud: Shaper of: the Unconscious Mind: Mind Shapers Series

Author(s) : Richard Stevens

Book Details

Publisher : Palgrave
Published : January 2008
Cover : Paperback
Pages : 208
Category :
Psychoanalysis
Catalogue No : 27967
ISBN 13 : 9781403999856
ISBN 10 : 1403999856

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Through a valuably balanced assessment of Freud's most influential Psychoanalysis theory and how these ideas emerged from the zeitgeist of his age, Stevens asks: how do Freud's ideas stand up against advances in Psychology and our understanding of the human condition? Ideal for students of History of Psychology; Social Psychology; Psychotherapy

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Contents
Preface
Prelude: The Individual as Integrator
PART ONE: FREUD AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
Freud-The Man
The Unconscious
Psychosexual Development
Psychodynamics
Theory of Neurosis
The Practice of Analysis as Therapy
Freud's Progeny - Developments in Psychoanalysis
PART TWO; THE NATURE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
Integration and Interpretation
Psychoanalysis as Science
The Significance of Meaning
A Personal Creation
Moral Implications and Social Impact
The Relevance of Freud Today
APPENDIX: EXERCISES IN SELF-AWARENESS
References and Notes
Index

Author Biographies
RICHARD STEVENS was previously Head of Psychology at the Open University, UK, and has been Chair of the Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain and consultant editor for psychoanalysis for the Oxford University Press Dictionary of Psychology. His previous books include Personal World and Understanding the Self. Dr Stevens broadcasts regularly on psychological issues.

Series Description
The Mind Shapers series features psychologists and other thinkers who have shaped our ways of thinking about the human condition. The books are highly readable and are short enough to be accessible while offering in-depth analysis. They are written for the intelligent reader as well as professionals and students. They offer authoritative overviews of the most important ideas psychologists have given us about the human mind and behaviour.