Readings in psychoanalytic psychology / Morton Levitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levitt, Morton, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 413 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts, [1959]

Summary:

"This book attempts to provide in one place reliable source material for students of the behavioral sciences. It is not claimed that any single volume can contain the rich psychoanalytic lode, but it is hoped that a relatively comprehensive treatment of both the theoretical and the practical aspects of psychoanalysis will serve to point the way toward increased understanding of the purposes and practices within the field. The contributors, with the exception of Trilling, are all trained in the psychoanalytic science, and their papers are intended to reflect areas of major concern. Collateral reading lists have been appended to the articles by the editor; the student is referred also to the abundant bibliographical material provided by the authors"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Section 1. General considerations. Sigmund Freud : a biographical study / Morton Levitt

Freud's psychological system / Morton Levitt

Meaning of psychoanalytic concepts and confirmation of psychoanalytic theories / Else Frenkel-Brunswik

Section 2. Developmental psychology. Psychosexual development : the oral, anal, and phallic phases / Edith Buxbaum

Review of the literature on the latency period with special emphasis on the so-called "normal case" / Margaret E. Fries

The psychoanalytic psychology of the adolescent / Irene M. Josselyn

Section 3. The ego and defensive processes. The development of the ego concept in Freud's work / Heinz Hartmann

Defensive process and defensive organization : their place in psychoanalytic technique / Willie Hoffer

The role of the superego and ego-ideal in character formation / Samuel Novey

The impostor : contribution to ego psychology of a type of psychopath / Helene Deutsch

Section 4. Psychoanalytic diagnosis. A psychoanalytic approach to the classification of mental disorders / Edward Glover

The importance of the non-psychotic part of the personality in schizophrenia / Maurits Katan

Character disorder and acting upon impulse / Joseph J. Michaels

Section 5. Theory and technique. The theory of drives / Jacob A. Arlow

On the nature of human thought : the primary and secondary processes as exemplified by the dream and other psychic productions / Robert Fliess

Thoughts concerning the nature of the interpretive process / Rudolf Ekstein

Some remarks on the role of speech on psychoanalytic technique / Rudolph M. Loewenstein

Practical considerations in relation to psychoanalytic therapy (Transference) / Phyllis Greenacre

Psychoanalytic therapy / Richard Sterba

Child analysis / Edith Sterba Evaluation of the results of psychoanalytic treatment / Herman Nunberg

Section 6. Applied psychoanalysis. Freud and literature / Lionel Trilling

The psychoanalytic contributions to the theory and practice of education / Gerald H. J. Pearson

Psychoanalysis and medicine / Thomas S. Szasz

Some observations regarding the role of fathers in child analysis / Ben O. Rubenstein and Morton Levitt

The problem of interlocking symptoms of mother and child / Ben O. Rubenstein.

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