Basic Freud: Psychoanalytic Thought for the 21st Century Review
I have heard it said that there were only 5 truly great minds: Newton, Copernicus, Darwin, Einstein and Freud. All of them, in some way said that we were the victims of invisible forces and circumstances. Newton said we had to succumb to invisible gravity, binding us with mathematical precision. Copernicus told us that we were not, sad to say, the center of the universe. Einstein said that there was no absolute frame of reference, that the passage of information is bound by the speed of light. Darwin said you were another monkey, get used to it. Freud answered in his own way the most important question of all: Why do we do things we do not want to do? In other words what were the forces that determined behavior. What he discovered was the most obscure place of all: the undiscovered and unexplored realm of the unconscious that shapes and commands us all. Modern therapy has tended to minimize his influence and ignore his contribution, but we all owe him great homage for creating the fundamental concept of all modern psychology, that we are victim to internal and largely unconscious forces. Read this wonderful book and learn a new appreciation for perhaps the greatest mind that ever lived.
Basic Freud: Psychoanalytic Thought for the 21st Century Feature
- ISBN13: 9780465037162
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
In Basic Freud, noted psychologist Michael Kahn shows that even in the age of psychopharmaceuticals and cognitive therapy, Freud's major insights into the unconscious remain unsurpassed tools for understanding our behaviors, motivations, and emotions. Kahn presents key ideas such as the Oedipus complex, the repetition compulsion, guilt, anxiety, and defense mechanisms, along with recent research that has supported or expanded Freud's findings. Kahn also presents real case studies from his own work as a psychotherapist to show how Freudian thought has been instrumental in helping his clients discover who they are and escape from destructive patterns. Lay readers and professional psychotherapists alike will benefit from Kahn's fresh, informed, and unpretentious approach.
