| Author |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 |
| Author of introduction, etc. |
Tridon, André, 1877-1922 |
| Translator |
Eder, M. D. (Montague David), 1866-1936 |
| Title |
Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners
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| Credits |
Produced by David Newman, Joel Schlosberg and the Online Distributed
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| Summary |
"Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners" by Sigmund Freud is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work seeks to introduce readers to the foundations of Freudian psychoanalysis, focusing particularly on the interpretation of dreams and their significance in understanding the human psyche. Freud explores how dreams serve as a means of wish fulfillment and provide insights into our unconscious desires and conflicts. At the start of the book, the introduction discusses the initial skepticism surrounding Freud's theories on dreams and highlights the importance of dream interpretation in psychotherapy. Freud emphasizes that dreams are not mere nonsensical phenomena or random thoughts, but rather hold deep meaning related to the dreamer's waking life. He begins to outline his method for analyzing dreams, indicating that understanding the latent content behind the manifest content of dreams can reveal important truths about individual desires and repressed thoughts. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the mechanisms behind dreaming and the clinical implications of dream analysis in the chapters to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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| Subject |
Dreams
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| Subject |
Psychoanalysis
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
15489 |
| Release Date |
Mar 28, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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