Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts of the Theory of Dreams

Inbunden bok. Geroge Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1:a uppl. 1969. 130 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslag i gott skick. Språk: Engelska. "It is generally accepted that amon Freud's many contributions to the understanding of the normal and abnormal aspects of mental functioning, 'The Interpretation of Dreams' stand alone and above all others. In this work published in 1900 Freud laid down the foundations of psychoanalytic theory as it was to develop throughout this century. This work not only unravelled the significance of the process of dreaming and allowed for the scientific understanding of the true meaning and nature of the mysterious world of dreams, but created the basis for a general theory of personality capable of encompassing within a single model both the normal and abnormal aspect of mental functioning. Dr. Nagera and his collaborators (all analytically trained) from the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic and Course (Director, Anna Freud) have isolated from Freud's work twenty-five basic concepts that they consider not only the cornerstones of Freud's theory of dreams but fundamental pillars for the understanding of psychoanalytic theory generally. They include subjects such as dream sources, dream work, dream censorship, manifest content, latent content, condensation, displacement, symbolism, secondary revision and dream interpretation. They are presented in a condensed and concentrated manner containing all significant statements made by Freud at any point in his life on the subject of dreams, as well as tracing the historical development of his ideas wherever significant".