Freud: A Very Short Introduction.FREUD: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION. Anthony Storr Anthony Storr (18 May 1920–17 March 2001) was an English psychiatrist and author. Born in London, he was a child who was to endure the typical trauma of early 20th century boarding schools. . 2004. Read by Neville Jason. Abridged. 3 cds. 4 hrs. Naxos Audiobooks. 9-6263-4297-8. $19.98. Cardboard, plastic; content, reader notes. SA Pondering whether psychoanalysis is a science or a belief system, Storr depicts the ideas of Freud as more a movement that has influenced how we view human nature than a medical treatment. In this contribution to Oxford University Press's Very Short Introduction series, Storr draws from a background of thorough scholarship. He walks the listener briskly through the life and evolving ideas of Freud, using, with definitions, the vocabulary that has insinuated itself into the popular lexicon: id, ego, and superego superego: see psychoanalysis. superego In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, one of the three aspects of the human personality, along with the id and the ego. : narcissism narcissism (närsĭs`ĭzəm), Freudian term, drawn from the Greek myth of Narcissus, indicating an exclusive self-absorption. In psychoanalysis, narcissism is considered a normal stage in the development of children. , aggression, repression, paranoia, free association, transference TRANSFERENCE, Scotch law. The name of an action by which a suit, which was pending at the time the parties died, is transferred from the deceased to his representatives, in the same condition in which it stood formerly. and countertransference countertransference /coun·ter·trans·fer·ence/ (koun?ter-trans-fer´ens) a transference reaction of a psychoanalyst or other psychotherapist to a patient. coun·ter·trans·fer·ence n. ; unconscious and subconscious; sex, the death instinct death instinct n. A primitive impulse for destruction, decay, and death, manifested by a turning away from pleasure, postulated by Sigmund Freud as coexisting with and opposing the life instinct. Also called Thanatos. , and dream interpretation. He talks about how Freud treated his patients, who were mostly neurotic upper-class Viennese women (almost never persons with severe mental illness), the process of psychoanalysis he pioneered, and the fellow professionals who accepted or disagreed with his ideas during his lifetime to today. Students who need an overview of their basic course will appreciate this absorbing, well-abridged audiobook. Jason narrates with a light British accent and varied pacing that fits aptly with the content of the text. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Edna Boardman, Bismarck, ND |
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