The Crisis in Psychoanalysis In Search of a Lost Doctrine |
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Author:
| Fayek, Ahmed |
ISBN: | 978-1-934454-35-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
Publisher: | Bridgeway Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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The field of psychoanalysis is on the brink of extinction. With the declining numbers of classical analysts, the field has become inundated with mediocre theories, making it difficult to discern what psychoanalysis really is.
In The Crisis in Psychoanalysis, Dr. Ahmed Fayek traces the destruction of psychoanalysis to the decline of Freudian doctrine, and proposes that only through a rediscovery of the core principles that make up of Freudian doctrineprinciples that Freud...
More DescriptionThe field of psychoanalysis is on the brink of extinction. With the declining numbers of classical analysts, the field has become inundated with mediocre theories, making it difficult to discern what psychoanalysis really is.
In The Crisis in Psychoanalysis, Dr. Ahmed Fayek traces the destruction of psychoanalysis to the decline of Freudian doctrine, and proposes that only through a rediscovery of the core principles that make up of Freudian doctrineprinciples that Freud himself did not adequately articulatecan this crisis be resolved. With experience as both a practitioner and a training and supervising analyst, Fayek offers scholars and members of the psychoanalytic community a comprehensive account of the state of the fieldpast and presentand paves the way for the rebirth of a lost doctrine.