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Psychanalysis Its Theories and Practical Application
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Adhering to the original object of this book, as set forth in the first preface, it was thought best to add to this volume new illustrative material of a practical and instructive character. This was effected by the insertion of analyzed dreams, interesting cases, and two new chapters. In addition, the book has been thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged by many supplements. The new material comprises discussions on artificial dreams, the unconscious factors in neuroses, collecting manias, pathologic homosexuality, and fairy tales as a determinant of dreams and neurotic symptoms. At the suggestion of many readers a glossary of psychanalytic and psychosexual terms was added.
Although there has been an enormous increase in the psychanalytic literature since the appearance of the first edition no need was felt for modifying any of its essential principles. The new material either confirmed Freud's theories or provoked discussions of a purely academic nature which cannot here be entered into. Our local critics have not changed; they are constantly rehashing what was said abroad, and which was adequately answered long ago. They have not offered a single new idea of their own. Such blind criticism will not stem the progressive advance of the Freudian views.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Adhering to the original object of this book, as set forth in the first preface, it was thought best to add to this volume new illustrative material of a practical and instructive character. This was effected by the insertion of analyzed dreams, interesting cases, and two new chapters. In addition, the book has been thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged by many supplements. The new material comprises discussions on artificial dreams, the unconscious factors in neuroses, collecting manias, pathologic homosexuality, and fairy tales as a determinant of dreams and neurotic symptoms. At the suggestion of many readers a glossary of psychanalytic and psychosexual terms was added.
Although there has been an enormous increase in the psychanalytic literature since the appearance of the first edition no need was felt for modifying any of its essential principles. The new material either confirmed Freud's theories or provoked discussions of a purely academic nature which cannot here be entered into. Our local critics have not changed; they are constantly rehashing what was said abroad, and which was adequately answered long ago. They have not offered a single new idea of their own. Such blind criticism will not stem the progressive advance of the Freudian views.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
360 pages, Paperback
First published July 24, 2009
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A.A. Brill
125 books4 followersAbraham Arden Brill, Ph.B., M.D. (Columbia University, 1903) was the first psychoanalyst to practice in the United States and the first translator of Freud into English.
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