This book offers the most lucid overview available of Sigmund Freud, his legacy, and his place in our world. As the person responsible for the birth of psychoanalysis and one of the sharpest clinical minds of the 20th century, Freud continues to be one of the most influential thinkers of our time and one of the most controversial. For those interested in understanding the life and work of this seminal figure as well as the current debates that surround him, this book will prove an invaluable guide.

Table of Contents

1. Fugue

2. Studies on Hysteria and their First Outcome

3. The Interpretation of Dreams

4. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

5. Freud on Sexuality

6. The Concept of Psychical Structure and Function

7. The General Theory of the Neuroses

8. Three Summarized Case Histories

9. Additions and Revisions to the Total Theory

10. The Profession of Psychoanalysis: Creation and Legacy

11. Speculations on Man's Nature and Belief

12. Coda
DAVID STAFFORD-CLARK is Consultant Emeritus at Guy's Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London. View titles by David Stafford-Clark

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This book offers the most lucid overview available of Sigmund Freud, his legacy, and his place in our world. As the person responsible for the birth of psychoanalysis and one of the sharpest clinical minds of the 20th century, Freud continues to be one of the most influential thinkers of our time and one of the most controversial. For those interested in understanding the life and work of this seminal figure as well as the current debates that surround him, this book will prove an invaluable guide.

Table of Contents

1. Fugue

2. Studies on Hysteria and their First Outcome

3. The Interpretation of Dreams

4. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

5. Freud on Sexuality

6. The Concept of Psychical Structure and Function

7. The General Theory of the Neuroses

8. Three Summarized Case Histories

9. Additions and Revisions to the Total Theory

10. The Profession of Psychoanalysis: Creation and Legacy

11. Speculations on Man's Nature and Belief

12. Coda

Author

DAVID STAFFORD-CLARK is Consultant Emeritus at Guy's Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London. View titles by David Stafford-Clark

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