Sigmund Freud
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There exists, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. In 1898 Sigmund Freud published a short essay on the psychology of forgetfulness. It is from this essay that the following work would grow out of....
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"Rather than living our lives, we are 'lived' by unknown and uncontrollable forces." - Sigmund Freud (The Ego and the Id)
The Ego and the Id is one of Sigmund Freud's most influential works. According to this 1923 study, all human behaviors and traits derive from the complicated interactions of three elements of the psyche: the id, the ego, and the superego.
The root of Sigmund Freud's approach to psychiatric treatment lies in bringing the id, the...
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"Totem and Taboo" is a collection of four essays by Sigmund Freud that were published together in German in 1913. Freud sought to apply his theories of psychoanalysis to the study of anthropology and early human history. The four essays cover a wide range of topics. In "The Horror of Incest", Freud examines the varied and common rules in primitive cultures that limit contact between members of the same family. In "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence",...
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle, published in 1920, by world-renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud, marks a major turning point in the author's theoretical approach. Prior to this work, Freud's examination of the forces that drive people focused primarily on the sexual drive, or Eros of man, the life instinct to reproduce that is innate in all humans. Freud had attributed most of human behavior to the seeking of sexual pleasure. In reasoned progression...
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Freud sets forth with a frankness almost startling the difficulties and limitations of psychoanalysis, and also describes its main methods and results as only a master and originator of a new school of thought can do. These discourses are at the same time simple and almost confidential, and they trace and sum up the results of thirty years of devoted and painstaking research. While they are not at all controversial, we incidentally see in a clearer...
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En 1899 Freud publicaba por primera vez la obra que sería considerada como la más importante, representativa e influyente de su toda su producción: La interpretación de los sueños. Con ella daba inicio a una nueva disciplina, el psicoanálisis, que proponía el modo a través del cual acceder al inconsciente tomando elementos de las experiencias vividas. Por primera vez se introdujo el concepto del Yo y los sueños fueron objeto de un estudio...
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First published in German in 1927 and in English in 1928, "The Future of an Illusion" is Sigmund Freud's seminal work on the psychology of religion in which Freud discusses the history of and psychological basis for religion. Chief amongst the arguments of the work is that religion is ultimately the result of the psychological struggle against the ultimate fate of life, death. So strong is the desire to give meaning to life that our ancestors created...
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Considerada como una de las obras más influyentes del siglo xx en el campo de la psicología, El malestar en la cultura indaga en el efecto que sobre las pulsiones del individuo ha tenido el desarrollo de la civilización, como moldeadora pero también como represora del comportamiento humano. En efecto, Freud defiende la existencia de un antagonismo irreconciliable entre las pulsiones agresivas, innatas en los individuos, y la cultura, pues esta,...
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Dream Psychology has been described as the key to Freud's works and, in fact, the key to all modern psychology, as well as a great study of psychoanalysis for beginners. But it is an excellent guide to professionals also. This book shows how your dreams have a meaning and how they can be interpreted. This interpretation of your dreams explains the fears and anxieties as well as the wishes and desires of your unconscious mind.
Sigmund Freud's (1856-1939)...
10) On Dreams
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Central to Sigmund Freud's philosophy on psychoanalysis is the idea that dreams give a window into one's unconscious desires. This is the principal argument of his groundbreaking work "The Interpretation of Dreams", published in 1899. However, realizing the incredibly technical and dense nature of that more detailed work, Freud felt that a simpler and more accessible derivation of his theories was necessary in order to popularize his ideas and to...
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There exists, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. Based on a series of lectures given at the University of Vienna in 1915, "Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis" builds upon Freud's earlier work...
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Sigmund Freud founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology and was particularly well known for his focus on the unconscious mind. Freud believed that the interpretation of dreams were sources of insight in unconscious desires and the unconscious mind. In "Dream Psychology" we have an exploration of Freud's theories on the interpretation of dreams and through the reading of the following nine chapters of this book readers will gain a better understanding...
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In "The Interpretation of Dreams", Freud demonstrates that every dream carries a meaning related to the fulfillment of desires. These desires, sublimated in our waking life, are associated with primitive instincts and will manifest symbolically in our dreams. For Sigmund Freud, interpreting a dream means giving it a sense, that is, adjusting it to the chain of our mental faculties and gaining a better understanding of what we truly are. Filled with...
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"Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious" is Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic examination of what makes something funny. From the father of psychoanalysis we get an interesting argument that at the heart of humor is the need to satisfy ones unconscious desires. Freud explains through numerous examples how jokes allow us a release from our inhibitions and provide significant satisfaction of the desire for pleasure. Building upon his earlier work, The...
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There exist, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. This short work, "Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis", is a collection of a series of lectures given by Freud at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of...
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Entraînés dans le tourbillon de ce temps de guerre, insuffisamment renseignés, sans un recul suffisant pour porter un jugement sur les grands changements qui se sont déjà accomplis ou sont en voie de s'accomplir, sans échappée sur l'avenir que se prépare, nous sommes incapables de comprendre la signification exacte des impressions qui nous assaillent, de nous rendre compte de la valeur des jugements que nous formulons. Il nous semble que jamais...
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Más allá del principio de placer fue escrito por Freud entre marzo y mayo de 1919, más tarde modificada y publicada en 1920. Se la conoce como el "gran giro" de la década de 1920, pues constituye un reordenamiento teórico fundamental de su teoría. En él el autor, aunque ya había llamado la atención sobre la compulsión de repetición como fenómeno clínico, le atribuye aquí las características de una pulsión. Asimismo, plantea por primera...
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"El Tabú de la Virginidad" es un ensayo de Sigmund Freud en el que analiza las normas sociales y psicológicas que rodean la virginidad, especialmente en las mujeres. Freud explora cómo diferentes culturas atribuyen un valor simbólico y emocional a la virginidad, relacionando estos conceptos con el desarrollo de la psique humana y los tabúes asociados al sexo.
Desde un enfoque de autoayuda, el texto puede servir como una herramienta para reflexionar...
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"Psicología de las masas y análisis del yo" de Sigmund Freud es una obra que explora cómo los individuos pierden parte de su autonomía y racionalidad cuando forman parte de un grupo. Desde un enfoque de autoayuda, el texto ofrece valiosas lecciones sobre la importancia de preservar la individualidad y resistir la influencia excesiva de las masas.
Freud explica cómo la presión grupal puede llevarnos a adoptar comportamientos y creencias ajenas,...
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"Introducción al Narcisismo" de Sigmund Freud explora el concepto del narcisismo como una fase fundamental en el desarrollo de la personalidad. Freud analiza cómo todas las personas experimentan una etapa de amor propio, o narcisismo, y cómo esta se transforma a lo largo de la vida en relación con los demás.
Desde un enfoque de autoayuda, este texto ayuda a entender el equilibrio entre un narcisismo saludable y uno patológico. Reconocer la...