Freud for Beginners

Richard Appignanesi

• 01 januari 1994
• 9781874166009

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Freud revolutionized the way we think of ourselves. But do we really understand his ideas? This book demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. It tells the story of his life and ideas from his upbringing to the evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality.



Freud revolutionized the way we think of ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a familiar part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? This book demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent but never trivial, it tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter with cocaine to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality.