A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory / Stephen Frosh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frosh, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

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Summary:

Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely influential to our understanding of the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society, with applications that extend across film, literature and politics. Taking you step-by-step through Freud's original ideas and their evolution, this book explores the birth of psychoanalysis and provides a clear account of fundamental psychoanalytic concepts. New to this edition: · A new chapter on class, gender and race · Expanded sections on neuropsychoanalysis, relational theory and trauma · Updated throughout to offer a succinct exploration of the history, development and current standing of psychoanalysis Written by a highly respected authority in the field, this updated edition is essential reading for trainees in counselling and psychotherapy, as well as for students across the arts, humanities and social sciences. A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory is also available in audiobook format from audiobook retailers.

Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition PART ONE: FREUDIAN THEORY Chapter 1: The Appeal of Psychoanalysis Chapter 2: Main Schools of Psychoanalysis Chapter 3: What Freud was Trying to Do Chapter 4: The Freudian Unconscious Chapter 5: Sex, aggression, life and death Chapter 6: Repression and Other Defences Chapter 7: The Structure of the Mind: id, ego, superego. Chapter 8: Oedipus, Masculinity, Femininity Chapter 9: Psychopathology: What Makes Us Sad (and Mad) PART TWO: DEVELOPMENTS IN PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY Chapter 10: Psychoanalysts after Freud Chapter 11: Attachment, Mentalisation and Neuropsychoanalysis Chapter 12: The Principles of Object Relations Theory Chapter 13: Mourning, Melancholia, Loss and Trauma Chapter 14: The Paranoid-Schizoid Position and Other Extremes Chapter 15: Projection and Psychosis Chapter 16: Imaginary, Symbolic and Real: Lacanian psychoanalysis PART THREE: THEORY OF THERAPY Chapter 17: Interpretation and Transference Chapter 18: Countertransference and Intersubjectivity PART FOUR: WIDER APPLICATIONS Chapter 19: Psychoanalysis, Film and Literature Chapter 20: Politics and Society Chapter 21: Class, Gender and Race Conclusion Recommended Reading

ISBN:

1-350-53410-2

OCLC:

1564034276