Sigmund Freud : the basics / Janet Sayers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayers, Janet, author.

Series:

Basics (Routledge (Firm))

The basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.

Freud, Sigmund.

Psychotherapy--History.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London : Routledge, [2020]

Summary:

"Sigmund Freud: The Basics is an easy-to-read introduction to the life and ideas of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis and a key figure in the history of psychology. Janet Sayers provides an accessible overview of Freud's early life and work, beginning with his childhood. Her book includes the stories of his most famous patients: Dora, Little Hans, the Rat Man, Judge Schreber and the Wolf Man. It also discusses Freud's key ideas such as the Oedipus complex and psychoanalytic treatment. Sayers then covers Freud's later work, with a description of his observations about depression, trauma and the death instinct, as well as his 1923 theory of the id, ego, and superego. The book includes a glossary of key terms and concludes with examples of how psychoanalysis has been applied to the study of art, literature, film, anthropology, religion, sociology, gender politics and racism. Sigmund Freud: The Basics offers an essential introduction for students from all backgrounds seeking to understand Freud's ideas and for general readers with an interest in psychology. For those already familiar with Freudian ideas, it offers a helpful guide to their interdisciplinary applications and context not least today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Endorsements

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Preface

Part I Pre-psychoanalytic Freud

1 Childhood and youth

2 Talking cure

3 Resistance and repression

4 Repressed abuse

5 Wishful fantasy

Conclusions to Part I

Part II Unconscious-conscious dynamics

6 Dreams

7 Freudian slips

8 Jokes

9 Sex

Sexual perversions

Oral stage

Anal stage

Genital stage

Latency

Puberty

Incest taboo

Conclusions to Part II

Part III Psychoanalytic case studies

10 Dora's dreams

11 Hans's phobia

12 The Rat Man's obsession

13 Schreber's schizophrenia

14 The Wolf Man's nightmare

Conclusions to Part III

Part IV Consolidating psychoanalysis

15 Freud versus Jung

16 Sex and repression

17 Freudian symbols

18 More about sex

19 Symptom formation

20 Psychoanalytic treatment

Treatment methods

Psychoanalysis today

Short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP)

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Conclusions to Part IV

Part V War and its psychoanalytic aftermath

21 Mourning and melancholia

22 Trauma and the death instinct

23 Oedipus, castration, penis envy

24 Id-ego-superego

Conclusions to Part V

Part VI Beyond clinical psychoanalysis

25 Art, literature, film

Artists and writers

Art's content

Art's impact

26 Anthropology

27 Religion

28 Sociology

29 Gender politics

Feminist issues

LGBT issues

30 Racism

Conclusions to Part VI

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-32344-1

1-000-17872-2

9780429323447

OCLC:

1149189835