Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction
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OUP Oxford , 2015.
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Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus complex have become part of everyday conversation. In Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction, Daniel Pick offers a lucid, lively, and wide-ranging survey of psychoanalysis. This book offers the reader a flavour of what it might be like to enter treatment, and suggests the possible surprises that can await both analyst and patient, as well as the potential benefits. Yet whilst Freud's writings have shaped the way many of us understand dreams, desires, and destructiveness, as well as anxieties, blunders, and guilt, numerous critics have warned of the dangerous methods and time-bound assumptions of psychoanalysis, doubted the efficacy of its drawn-out methods, and dismissed its core claims as pseudo-science. Looking at modern ideas of the self, exploring the nature of unconscious aspects of relationships, and considering how psychoanalysis has evolved, Pick ponders the particular challenges now facing the analytic profession, and shows why psychoanalysis remains an important resource for investigating the mind, its creative functioning and many afflictions.ABOUT THE SERIES:The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Format
eBook
Street Date
07/23/2015
Language
English
ISBN
9780191665004

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pick, D. (2015). Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction . OUP Oxford.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pick, Daniel. 2015. Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction. OUP Oxford.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pick, Daniel. Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction OUP Oxford, 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Pick, D. (2015). Psychoanalysis: a very short introduction. OUP Oxford.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pick, Daniel. Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction OUP Oxford, 2015.

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