1st Edition

Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts on the Theory of Instincts

Edited By Humberto Nagera Copyright 1970
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1970, this volume describes in condensed but detailed form Freud’s development of the theory of instincts. As is well known, Freud reformulated and amplified his theory of instincts at several points during his lifetime. Such periodical amplifications and reformulations were made necessary by a number of factors, for as Freud gained experience he not only developed fresh... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Foreword.  Introduction.  1. Alex Holder Instinct and Drive  2. Rose Edgcumbe The Development of Freud’s Instinct Theory, 1894-1939  3. Humberto Nagera Components Instincts  4. Humberto Nagera Erotogenic Zones  5. Katherine Rees Source, Aim, Pressure and Object of the Sexual Component Instincts  6. Rose Edgcumbe The Death Instinct  7. Rose Edgcumbe The Aggressive Drive  8. Dale Meers Fusion-Defusion  9. Dale Meers Repetition Compulsion  10. Sheila Baker Activity-Passivity; Masculinity-Femininity  11. Alex Holder Masochism  12. Moses Laufer Sadism  13. Alex Holder Bisexuality.  Index.

Biography

Humberto Nagera