Psychoanalysis Books
Maelzel's Chess Player: Sigmund Freud and the Rhetoric of Deceit
Argues that Freud's works have no 'scientific' status and that they are no more the rhetorical deceptions of a talented writer.
Self and Other: Object Relations in Psychoanalysis and Literature
This text argues for the adoption of a theory of object relations, combining traditional psychoanalytic theory with contemporary views on attachment behaviour and intersubjectivity. Rogers provides a... (more)
Psychoanalysis at 100
This volume brings together eminent U.S. analysts, looking at the theory and practice of psychoanalysis, comparing past and present. The contributors attempt to extend their analytical explorations... (more)
The Neurotic Personality of Our Time
In this reissue of her classic work, Karen Horney explores the basic structure of neurosis in the context of cultural assumptions. Her topics range from the neurotic need for affection, to guilt... (more)
Management of the Countertransference with Borderline Patients
A discussion of the emotional reactions which clinicians experience when treating borderline patients. It offers a systematic approach to managing countertransference that legitimises the therapist's... (more)
The Schema in Clinical Psychoanalysis
184 pages.
Excavations and Their Objects: Freud's Collection of Antiquity
A collection of essays on the theme of archaelogy in Freud's work, on the relation between archaeology and psychoanalysis (in Freud and Lacan), and on the psychology of collecting.
Freud scientifically reappraised: Testing the theories and the therapy
This monograph examines new evidence from research intended to test the validity of psychoanalytic principles. It explores empirical findings pertinent to Freud's theories on psychopathology,... (more)
The Shame Experience
Drawing on in-depth interviews illuminating the phenomenology of shame in the general public, this text explores the various dimensions of the shame experience. It includes: the complex relationship... (more)
The Tender Bud
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Narcissism
Are you a narcissist? Do you know someone who is? Contrary to popular belief, narcissists do not love themselves, or anyone else. They are people who cannot accept their true selves, constructing... (more)
Sexual Attraction and Childhood Association: A Chinese Brief for Edward Westermarck
This text challenges the basis of Freudian psychology by showing that its explanation of the incest taboo is unfounded. Based on a study of over fourteen thousand Chinese women, it shows that there... (more)
Oedipus: A folklore casebook
Looking beyond the story related in Sophocles' drama this book examines variants of the Oedipus tale from around the world. Taking sociological, psychological, anthropological and structuralist... (more)
The Idea of the Past: History, Science and Practice in American Psychoanalysis
Looks at the different theories of the psychoanalytic past - from object relations, to Lacanianism, to ego psychology. 320 pages.
The Freudians: A Comparative Perspective
Explains how psychoanalysis took root in each country, outlines the history of the various psychoanalytic institutions, and describes how Freudian doctrine has been transmitted by aesthetic values,... (more)
Nations Without Nationalism
Underlying Julia Kristeva’s Nations Without Nationalism is the idea that otherness, whether it be ethnic, religious, social, or political, needs to be understood and accepted in order to guarantee... (more)
Falling backwards: An exploration of trust and self-experience
Once the premise that we are dependent on one another for the provision of psychological experiences essential to selfhood is accepted, the need to trust and to be trusted assumes an essential role... (more)
Self Analysis
This text discusses how individuals can use the techniques of psychoanalysis to solve problems on their own. It covers topics such as: the way neuroses work; the different stages of psychoanalytical... (more)