A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

by Stephen Frosh

A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

Genres: Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Nonfiction

300 pages, Hardcover

First published July 3, 2012

About the author

Stephen Frosh has worked at Birkbeck from 1979, first in the School of Psychology and since 2008 in the Department of Psychosocial Studies, of which he was a founding member and first Head of Department. From 1982 until 2000 he worked part time at Birkbeck and part time as a clinical psychologist in the NHS. Throughout the 1990s he was Consultant Clinical Psychologist and (from 1996) Vice Dean in the Child and Family Department of the Tavistock Clinic, London. His academic interests are in the applications of psychoanalysis to social issues; gender, culture and ‘race’; and psychosocial studies. He was Pro-Vice-Master of Birkbeck from 2003 to 2017, first with responsibility for Learning and Teaching, then for Research and then for Internationalisation

Reviews

[Sarah Twist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book on various ideas in psychoanalytic theory. Doesn't cover everything, but what it does cover it gives in good depth. Chapters are short and digestable and is much more readable than some other psychodynamic texts. Would recommend to anyone looking to learn about psychoanalysis with no real background to the discipline.

[Shiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ideal textbook material honestly.

[Lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear and balanced primer for the entry level student or the interested lay person.

[Maria Macias · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took me two months to complete this book. Not because it’s a difficult read, but because every page offered a new insight into the world of psychoanalysis and I wanted to properly grasp the exciting material. I will be in london these next two years, studying psychoanalysis with neuroscience, and this book set up the perfect introduction for what I am about to study.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants an intro into psychoanalysis (as the cover states,lol).