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This introduction to psychoanalytic theory explores the birth of psychoanalysis and gives an account of fundamental psychoanalytic concepts.
This updated edition:
- Explores the birth of psychoanalysis, taking the reader step by step through Freud's original ideas and how they evolved
- Gives an account of fundamental psychoanalytic concepts
- Discusses the different schools of psychoanalysis that have emerged since Freud
- Illustrates the wider applications of psychoanalytic ideas across film, literature and politics.
Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely important for understanding the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society.
Written by an authority on psychoanalysis, this book is essential reading for trainees in counselling and psychotherapy, as well as for students across the arts, humanities and social sciences. The 2nd edition includes up-to-date material and develops the book's coverage of social and cultural implications of psychoanalysis.
Published | 05 Mar 2026 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 224 |
ISBN | 9781350534070 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This most impressive book should be welcomed not only by all coming new to the detailed study of psychoanalysis but also by experienced clinicians and trainees from many psychotherapeutic approaches.
Review of the first edition, Therapy Today
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