The psychology and psychotherapy of Otto Rank / Fay B. Karpf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karpf, Fay B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newburyport, Massachusetts : Philosophical Library, 2019.

Summary:

This authoritative study of psychologist Otto Rank covers his groundbreaking work, as well as his connections to Freud, Jung, and others. Austrian psychologist Otto Rank is one of the most influential figures in modern psychotherapy. A protégé? of Sigmund Freud, he made significant developments in the fields of analysis, psychotherapy, counseling, education, and social work. In The Psychology and Psychotherapy of Otto Rank, social psychologist Fay B. Karpf-who studied with Rank-presents an authoritative analysis of his pioneering work. This historical and comparative introduction to Rank's theory and therapy explores his prolific writings, his work with patients, and his relation to Freud and Jung, as well as Alfred Adler and other major figures of the Neo-Freudian school.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Contents

Preface

Part I: Introduction

Chapter I: "Art and Artist"-A Biographical Sketch

Part II: Analytic Background

Chapter II: The Freudian Background-Psychoanalysis

Chapter III: The Jungian Background-Analytical Psychology

Chapter IV: The Adlerian Background-Individual Psychology

Part III: Essentials of Rank's Psychology and Psychotherapy

Chapter V: Rank's Will or Dynamic Relationship Therapy

Chapter VI: Distinctive Aspects of Rank's Personality Theory

Impulse, Inhibition, and Will

Consciousness, the Unconscious, and Psychosexuality

Relationship

Relationship and the Socio-Cultural Perspective

Personality Types

Personality and Individuation

Self-Determination and Active Adjustment

Applications and an Illustration

Chapter VII: Oedipus Complex and Birth Trauma

Chapter VIII: Recapitulation and Underlying Philosophy

Major Works of Otto Rank (1884-1939)

References

Notes

Copyright Page.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781504060226

1504060229