1st Edition

Psychology for Actors Theories and Practices for the Acting Process

By Kevin Page Copyright 2019
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

Psychology for Actors is a study of modern psychology, specifically designed for the working actor and actor-in-training, that covers discrete areas of psychological theory that actors can apply to their creative process to form and connect with characters. The book investigates many post-Stanislavsky ideas about human psychology from some of the twentieth century’s most brilliant minds –... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction – The Psychology of an Actor

1. A Very Brief History of Psychology in the West

2. Two Freuds – Free Association and the Defense Mechanisms

3. Carl G Jung – Types, Architypes, and Dreams

4. Alfred Adler – Inferiority and the Individual

5. Karen Horney – Psychoanalytic Social Theory

6. Erik Erikson – Lifespan Development

7. Abraham Maslow – Motivation and Humanistic Psychology

8. Ken Wilber – Integral Psychology

9. Personality Testing and Pathology

Biography

Kevin Page is a seasoned professional actor/writer/theorist with a background in psychology, meditation practices, and consciousness research. He is the author of Advanced Consciousness Training for Actors (Routledge, 2018). For more information, please visit www.kevinpage.com.