Beschreibung:
Divided in three parts - "Hysteria," "The ego and superego," and "Narcissism" - this new edition of Ronald Britton's personal reappraisal of psychoanalytic theories adds content on brain, mind and self, the death instinct and a discussion on the biological, psychological and sociological basis of gender.
Introduction PS(n+1); Part 1: Hysteria; 1. Hysteria I: Anna O: getting in on the act; 2. Hysteria II: Sabina Spielrein, sex, death and psychoanalysis; Afterthoughts: on the concept of the death instinct; 3. The erotic counter-transference; 4. Phallic idealisation in women; Afterthoughts: on sex and gender; Part 2: The ego and the superego; 5. The concept of the ego; 6. Emancipation of the superego; 7. An "internal saboteur" masquerading as a superego; 8. Humour and the superego; Part 3: Narcissism; 9. Libidinal and destructive narcissism; 10. Narcissistic problems in sharing space; 11. PS(n+1): Brain, mind and self