There exists, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. In 1898 Sigmund Freud published a short essay on the psychology of forgetfulness. It is from this essay that the following work would grow out of....

Beyond the Pleasure Principle, published in 1920, by world-renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud, marks a major turning point in the author's theoretical approach. Prior to this work, Freud's examination of the forces that drive people focused primarily on the sexual drive, or Eros of man, the life instinct to reproduce that is innate in all humans. Freud had attributed most of human behavior to the seeking of sexual pleasure. In reasoned progression...

There exist, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. This short work, "Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis", is a collection of a series of lectures given by Freud at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of...

In his most well-known works, Scottish artist Douglas Gordon addresses the familiarity and popularity of moving pictures by manipulating, reframing, and superimposing them to alter viewers perceptions. His works provoke feelings of anxiety, recognition, and amnesia with respect to the circumstances of the reception of media today. This retrospective of Gordons work presents thirteen significant works by the artist, including 24 Hour Psycho (1993),...

In The Mother's Signature, Dr. Bernard W. Bail, M.D. describes with amazing clarity and insight his discovery, gleaned through sixty years as a psychoanalyst, of how our unconscious through our dreams reveals the process by which we become who we are. Using his groundbreaking psychoanalytic method as a time machine allows Dr. Bail to travel to the very beginning of mental and physical life. The dreams of his patients have led him to explore the mother's...

Why do some people still choose psychoanalysis-Freud's so-called talking cure-when numerous medications are available that treat the symptoms of psychic distress so much faster? Elisabeth Roudinesco tackles this difficult question, exploring what she s

Estas clases siguen indudablemente esas señales, desde Freud, con Lacan, en un movimiento basculante que pendula entre autores de la psicología y la literatura clásica hasta las lecturas contemporáneas que interrogan el modo en que los afectos toman cuerpo en la actualidad. Sin ahorrarse dilemas lógicos y conceptuales ni los atolladeros con los que un analista se encuentra en su práctica, los pone en tensión, los interpela, los interroga y...

Papers on child psychology, education, and individuation, underlining the overwhelming importance of parents and teachers in the genesis of the intellectual, feeling, and emotional disorders of childhood. The final paper deals with marriage as an aid or obstacle to self-realization. "The papers included in this volume present an enlightening view of Jung himself and his many-faceted outlook on life."

Alfred Adler: Der Sinn des Lebens (Überarbeitete Neuedition) Neu lektoriert, mit modernisierter Rechtschreibung, zahlreichen Erklärungen medizinischer Fachausdrücke und eBook-Inhaltsverzeichnis In seinem Werk ›Der Sinn des Lebens‹ verwebt Alfred Adler die wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse seiner Berufslaufbahn zu einem grandiosen Spätwerk, in dem er der grundlegendsten aller Fragen, der Bestimmung des Menschen und dem Sinn des Lebens auf den...