Freud on a precipice : how Freud's fate pushed psychoanalysis over the edge / Robert Langs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langs, Robert, 1928-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis--History.

Psychoanalysis.

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.

Freud, Sigmund.

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939--Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Jason Aronson, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Freud on a Precipice is an exploration of eight likely early-life traumas experienced by Sigmund Freud and an effort to show how their unconscious processing adversely affected the psychoanalytic theory he forged beginning in the late 1890's. Using a new method to decode key narratives in Freud's opus, Langs makes a compelling argument for the probability that Freud was never sure of the identity of his biological father. The book also offers a fresh study of paradigms, paradigm shifts, and archetypes.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter One Is Freud to be Trusted?; Chapter Two Paradigms and Archetypes; Chapter Three A Tale of Two Paradigms; Chapter Four The Descendants of Freud's Two Paradigms; Chapter Five Freud in Conflict; Chapter Six Psychoanalytic Detective Work; Chapter Seven Freud's Early Traumas; Chapter Eight The Ultimate Trauma; A Personal Note; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-30956-7

1-282-48012-X

9786612480126

0-7657-0721-7

OCLC:

659549747