psychoanalysis

"Roudinesco traces [Sigmund] Freud's life from his upbringing as the eldest of eight siblings in a prosperous Jewish-Austrian household to his final days in London, a refugee of the Nazis' annexation of his homeland ... Alert to his intellectual complexity--the numerous tensions in his character and thought that remained unresolved--Roudinesco ultimately views Freud less as a scientific thinker than as the master interpreter of civilization and culture"--Provided by publisher.

Features biographical overviews of some of the most thought-provoking philosophers of the last 2000 years.

Describes the main concepts of Individual Psychology, a theory of human behavior developed by psychology pioneer Alfred Adler, and applies the principles of the theory to topics such as inferiority complex, lifestyle, childhood memories, dreams, social adjustment, and intimate relationships.

An introduction to psychologist Carl Jung's life and work, discussing such aspects and concepts as his childhood and marriage, his friendship with Sigmund Freud, his alleged anti-Semitism, Jungian analysis, the collective unconscious, anima and animus, and the stages of life.

An introduction to the life and theories of early-twentieth-century psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, discussing his childhood, his marriage and family, his relationships with other pioneers in psychology, his work in such areas as infantile sexual development and the Oedipus complex, and his impact on Western thought.

Text and cartoon-style illustrations introduce the life and work of Sigmund Freud, focusing primarily on the controversy surrounding his psychoanalytical theories.

American psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argues that the modern world has created a predominant personality of detachment--a sort of societal pathology--and proposes measures for helping humankind hang onto morality and social responsibility.

Presents a biography of nineteenth-century Austrian physician Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, discussing his personal life and family, education, career, and professional struggles.

Profiles the life of psychologist Carl Gustav Jung, including his years as a prot?g? of Sigmund Freud, his right-wing political views, and his contributions to psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, dream analysis, and our understanding of the inner workings of the mind.