Freud and Psychoanalysis: A Guide to the Debates

A lively survey of Freudian psychiatry, its underlying theories and techniques, and the ongoing controversies and debates about discrepancies in his methodology.

Freud claimed that his work revolutionized psychology much as Copernicus revolutionized astronomy and Darwin biology. Yet Freud has often been disparaged and attacked for his theories and techniques of psychoanalysis. Freud and Psychoanalysis looks at psychoanalysis as a means of investigating and explaining behavior. The primary focus of this title is on Freud's methods of investigation, the types of data he found, and the relation between those data and the theoretical notions he derived from them. Each chapter explains and analyzes an important Freudian concept and the debates-pro and con-surrounding it. Freud spans subjects from repression, dreams and the ego, and childhood sexuality, to coverage of breakaway psychoanalysts such as Adler, Jung, and Rank. Whether you are a fan or foe, Freud's lasting legacy will continue to be debated for years to come.

* Each chapter will explain and analyze an important Freudian concept and the debates that that concept engendered

* Primary documents representing historical and modern criticisms and defenders of Freud

* A Guide for further reading and study