Freud at 150: Twenty First Century Essays on a Man of Genius
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765705478 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This collection of studies by leading scholars and clinicians who represent diverse disciplines and traditions continues to raise questions and increase curiosity about Freud's ingenious creation, his legacy, and his relevance for our time. The rarely seen pictures alone make it a worthy purchase. Going back to a time "before Freud" is as unimaginable as going back to "before Newton." Freud gave us the keys to a new dimension in the rational and scientific understanding of human beings, including when they act in the most irrational way. (Division) . But so far no alternative has emerged to convincingly challenge the set of understandings which we were given by Freud: namely, that each individual has an inner world; that the (often repressed) unconscious affects our well-being and our relations with others; that ou
Complementing these wide-ranging essays are literary works and remarkable photographs of Freud, his family, colleagues and patients which were also presented during the commemorative celebrations of Freud in the United States and Austria.. To commemorate this event, the Austrian government sponsored a number of academic and cultural events. Among these was a historic gathering of representatives of the four major United States psychoanalytic organizations: the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, the American Psychoanalytic Asociation, Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, and the American Association for Psychoanalysis on Clinical LSocial Work/NMCOP. The year 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. The essays form the centerpiece of this book. The essays presented by speakers fro
Jacobs, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Los Angeles, California. Jacobs is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst and Senior Member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. Merlino, M.D., M.P.A., is Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry, one of the nation's four major psychoanalytic organizations. She is also Clinical Professor of Psyc