1st Edition

A Critical Examination of Psycho-Analysis

By A. Wohlgemuth Copyright 2016
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1923, this title is a critical examination of Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis. A contemporary of Freud, the author sets out to evaluate his theories in a scientific manner, searching for evidence. The result is a rather scathing review of where this is lacking.

Preface.  1. Psychological Statement  2. Psycho-Analysis and the ‘Unconscious’  3. Dreams  4. Symbolism  5. The Oedipus-Complex  6. Homosexuality  7. The Psycho-Analytic Method and Suggestion  8. Other Manifestations of the ‘Unconscious’: Numbers, Forgetting, Slips of the Tongue or Pen, etc.  9. Odds and Ends  10. Summary and Conclusion.  Index.

Biography

Wohlgemuth, A.