Freud And Beyond: A History Of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
Freud And Beyond: A History Of Modern Psychoanalytic Plotting Books
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Freud’s concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thought has undergone an enormous expansion and transformation over the past fifty years. With Freud and Beyond, Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black make contemporary psychoanalytic thought?the body of work that has been done since Freud?available for the first time. Richly illustrated with case examples, this lively, jargon-free introduction makes modern psychoanalytic plotting accessible at last.
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This may possibly have been a valuable reference. The front cover lists 39 names, some well known, others so obscure as to invite interests to learn more. Try to find these 39 when opening the book. Only in the Index. At least two pages, as chapters, should have provided insight into the thoughts of these 39 names who appeared below the caption, “A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Throught.” But, Chapter headings only cover Freud, Sullivan, Klein, Fairbairn/Winnicott, Erikson/Kohut, and Kernberg/Schafer/Loewald/Lacan–and that’s it. Eleven theorists.
Toward the end of the book, the last two chapters appear to be the mission of the book–Controversies. Two pages are devoted to why the authors reckon homosexuality is normal. Uh-huh! They emotionally vent hostile to the psychoanalytic view that includes binding mothers and detached fathers. They grouse over psychoanalytic notions of homosexuality as a “pathological defensive, phobic retreat from castration fears” and renounce employing a “directive/suggestive” approach to treatment. The authors cite at least one well-known activist by only calling him a “contemporary author.”
Even as Chapter 8, Controversies in theory notes that “Freud regarded sexual orientation as largely constitutional” (p223), the reader must flip to the “Notes” section (p263) to read, “Freud termed homosexuality a twisting, because he considered only heterosexual genital intercourse to be the ‘normal’ sexual organization. In the Freudian lexicon, perversions are pregenital fixations caused either by constitution (an overabundance of one or another component drive) or conflict.”
The authors have an agenda to discredit theory and call it “expansion” and “transformation” hoping to convert readers to their own way of thought. In perusing earlier reviews of this book, they appear to some extent successful. You might question, are the authors simply preaching to the choir, or have these reviewers not plotting through the material in order to provide credible attitude? As far as this book being required reading for a doctoral class in Psychodynamic Theory, as one reviewer states, I would hope that expectations of a critical read would accompany such a requirement. Some of the reviewers appear to be thirsting for knowledge…any knowledge as regards psychoanalytic theory and will drink from the first cup available, without question.
The book’s authors, by using vague phases such as “In many cases” to denote Freudian plotting to which they disagree, offer no examples to support their attack and place the reader guessing. Basic Books is a reputable publisher. The reader deserves better. I bought this book but returned it after a selective skimming through its contents. Finding that the mission of transformation is a failure, the reader will only note that it accedes to political motivation of coveted views.
Rating: 1 / 5
The recent order fror “Freud and Beyond” was returned because of an error on my address. please note that the asdress is:Michael Nicholls
159 East 56th Street
Brooklyn NY 11203
Rating: 3 / 5
I really used a gift card to buy this book – much to my gift-givers amazement (and confusion)! I loved it then, and a link of years later found I had a head-start on assignments for a doctoral level class in Psychodynamic Theory (Freud and Beyond was on the syllabus). I reckon it is well worth reading, even the parts that take a link of “reads” and are a small plodding. Fantastic Summary!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is very well written. An brilliant introduction to the topic, if you are a guy like me, who had been thru psychoanalisys but really didn’t know what the foundations of the administer were. The author clarifies that there are many different theories and kinds of psychoanalisys, not only one (freud), like most of us reckon. Even though the theme is hard and complex, the author makes it simple to know with his fluent prose.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is a comprehensive review of development of psychoanalysis from Froid to recent past. Understandable to non-professionals and fantastic for review for psych. students.
A excellent way to learn the world of psychoanalysis for a layman, but not exacly a recreational reading.
Rating: 5 / 5