2010 Reprint of 1927 First American Edition. Lay analysis is
psychoanalytic treatment carried out by someone who is not a
physician. The term was first used by Freud in The Question of Lay
Analysis, where he vigorously asserted that in the practice of
psychoanalytic treatment, what mattered was good training,
independent of diplomas obtained beforehand. The issue of lay
analysis was raised early in the history of the psychoanalytic
movement. Freud took the position that training, not diplomas, was
the key issue. On the level of theoretical justifications, two
conceptions of psychoanalysis were opposed here. For some,
psychoanalysis is a therapy that seeks to care for, and if possible
cure, mental problems, even minor ones. Thus it can only be
legitimately practiced by a doctor, preferably a psychiatrist, who
has the necessary training to give a diagnosis and referral for
analysis, and then to treat the patient with the broad-mindedness
and accountability that doctors have. For others, however, analytic
treatment is above all a personal experience, a liberation from the
conflicts that restrict the ego and burden the mind, emotional
life, and relations with others. Freedom and personal enrichment
are the major aims, and any shortsighted preoccupation with a
"cure" risks becoming an obstacle to good psychoanalysis. One could
even argue that psychiatric training, which predisposes the
physician toward diagnosis and treatment, is a handicap for the
psychoanalyst. In psychoanalysis, the crucial references are
cultural, even philosophical.
General
Imprint: |
Literary Licensing, LLC
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
April 2011 |
Authors: |
Sigmund Freud
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Introduction by: |
S. Ferenczi
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
316 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-258-00747-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Educational psychology
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LSN: |
1-258-00747-9 |
Barcode: |
9781258007478 |
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