Table of Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1
The exploration of the neurosis and the early origins of psychoanalysis
(Source: Studies On Hysteria, 1895)

Chapter 2

Dreams: Psychoanalysis begins (Source: The Interpretation of Dreams, 1900)

Chapter 3
Dreams: Where psychoanalysis begins; an early structural model of the mind

(Source: The Interpretation of Dreams, 1900)

Chapter 4
Sexuality and the "stages of development" theory

(Source: Three Essays on a Theory of Sexuality, 1905)

Chapter 5
Psychoanalysis and the beginnings of a "theory of mind"

(Source: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, 1901)

Chapter 6
The beginning of ego psychology: The process of identification

(Sources: On Narcissism, 1914, and Mourning and Melancholia, 1917)

Chapter 7
Further explorations in ego psychology: "Beyond the pleasure principle" and the ego, the id and the superego

(Sources: Beyond the Pleasure Principle, 1920, and The Ego and the Id, 1923)

Chapter 8
Further explorations in ego psychology: A new theory of anxiety, a new theory of defense and a new theory of object relations

(Source: Inhibitions, Symptoms & Anxiety, 1923)

Chapter 9
Freud’s case studies I: Hysteria

(Source: The Case of Dora, 1905)

Chapter 10
Freud’s Case studies II: Obsessional neurosis, phobia and reconstruction

(Sources: the Rat Man, 1909, and the Wolfman, 1918)

Chapter 11
Conclusion Freud’s psychoanalysis: A "talk therapy" for the 21st century

Footnotes

References

Index

About the Author

Robert Mendelsohn is Professor of Psychology and former Dean at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology of Adelphi University, USA.

Reviews

"This excellent book written by a renowned clinician and teacher brings Freud's insights into life in the 21st century. Dr Mendelsohn's latest book provides an opportunity to experience Freud's deep understanding of human nature in a way that is most relevant to our current lives and culture. This book will be helpful to students, to teachers and professors and to whoever is interested to gain insight into the human mind and nature." - Jacques P. Barber, Dean and Professor, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University