{"product_id":"a-general-introduction-to-psychoanalysis-paperback-2","title":"A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eTom Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigmund Freud's controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist. The 'Freudian slip', the 'Oedipus complex', 'childhood sexuality', 'libido', 'narcissism' 'penis envy', the 'castration complex', the 'id', the 'ego' and the 'superego', 'denial', 'repression', 'identification', 'projection', 'acting out', the 'pleasure principle', the 'reality principle', 'defence-mechanism' - are all taken for granted in our everyday vocabulary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment, rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator. Its central hypothesis, that we live in conflict with ourselves and seek to resolve matters by turning away from reality, did not emerge from experimental science but from self-examination and the unique opportunities for observation presented by the psychoanalytic technique - in particular, from the confessions produced by 'free-association' in Freud's consulting room. Written during the turmoil of the First World War, \u003ci\u003eA General Introduction to Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University, but had to wait for the war to end before being made available to the English speaking world.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729315500095,"sku":"9781840226867","price":15.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dba4924d0d8c5deb5ca4c92bc37334ef.webp?v=1765121754","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-general-introduction-to-psychoanalysis-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}