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morgan_blackledge's review against another edition
5.0
I am extremely reluctant to embrace the psychodynamic orientation.
In fact, I have spent the majority of my training and career as therapist vehemently resistant to all things Freudian.
That being said.
I have recently become obsessed with Freud and the psychoanalytic traditions.
Not as a basis for objective truth claims. I probably won’t ever adopt the Freudian perspective in that way.
But as an orientation to relational psychotherapy.
Yass!
In this regard, the psychodynamic model is utterly on point.
I have literally noting of particular value to contribute to the scholarship and critique of this work.
But I will say.
Going to the original text is crucial.
All of my exposure to Freud until now has been via text books and other equally dubious sources.
I think that significantly contributed to my aversion and lack of clarity regarding Freuds work and legacy.
Reading the source material has been an amazing experience.
Full of cringeworthy moments, as one should expect from 19th century texts. But also full of surprisingly fresh and utterly relevant ideas as well.
The criticism is valid. Particularly the feminist and post modern critiques. But now I understand (at least a little better) what a towering genius Freud was, and what a profound impact this work had on the modern world.
I’m hooked
In fact, I have spent the majority of my training and career as therapist vehemently resistant to all things Freudian.
That being said.
I have recently become obsessed with Freud and the psychoanalytic traditions.
Not as a basis for objective truth claims. I probably won’t ever adopt the Freudian perspective in that way.
But as an orientation to relational psychotherapy.
Yass!
In this regard, the psychodynamic model is utterly on point.
I have literally noting of particular value to contribute to the scholarship and critique of this work.
But I will say.
Going to the original text is crucial.
All of my exposure to Freud until now has been via text books and other equally dubious sources.
I think that significantly contributed to my aversion and lack of clarity regarding Freuds work and legacy.
Reading the source material has been an amazing experience.
Full of cringeworthy moments, as one should expect from 19th century texts. But also full of surprisingly fresh and utterly relevant ideas as well.
The criticism is valid. Particularly the feminist and post modern critiques. But now I understand (at least a little better) what a towering genius Freud was, and what a profound impact this work had on the modern world.
I’m hooked
shourya2711's review against another edition
4.0
This book offers an enriching insight into the Freudian theories of psychoanalysis. Presented as a transcript of Freud’s lectures to his students, the work covers a wide range of subject matter in a well-structured way. Fraught with a plethora of examples, the book provides the reader with a unique opportunity to understand the inner-workings on one’s brain while exploring the richness of Freud’s ideation. Freud portrays the working of the subconscious as an intricate interplay of suppressed desire and its manifestation in the subconscious His ability to explore the wide assortment of seemingly small incidences one encounters in childhood and their stunningly flagrant impetus on the mind, truly baffle the reader. Despite the large body of criticism regarding the dearth of research to validate the theories, one can easily relate to the subject matter based on one’s own experiences with our psyche. I would recommend this book as a threshold reading for anyone who wants to access the world of psychological study.
lutheranlongaphie's review against another edition
4.0
Always very dense
But always very fun and enlightening
But always very fun and enlightening