Basic Freud

Description

In *Basic Freud*, noted psychologist Michael Kahn shows that, even in the age of psychopharmaceuticals and cognitive therapy, Freud's insights into the unconscious remain unsurpassed tools for understanding our behaviors, motivations, and emotions. In a style accessible to any lay reader or beginning student in psychology, Kahn presents key ideas such as the Oedipus complex, the repetition compulsion, guilt, anxiety, and defense mechanisms, along with recent research that has supported or expanded Freud's findings. He also presents case studies from his own work as a psychotherapist to show how Freudian thought has been instrumental in helping patients discover who they are and escape from destructive patterns. Readers aware of Freud's ideas and those discovering them for the first time will benefit from Kahn's fresh, informed, and unpretentious approach.

First Sentence

In one of his Introductory Lectures, Freud told the following story: I was once the guest of a young married couple and heard the young woman laughingly describe her latest experience.

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Other Editions

• Basic Freud: Psychoanalytic Thought for the 21st CenturyBasic Books2002-12-17
• Basic FreudBasic Books2001-12-24
• Basic FreudHardcoverBasic Books2002-01-01
• Freud BásicoPaperbackCivilização Brasileira2003-01-01
• Freud BasicoPaperbackEmece Editores2003-02-01