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The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday
Everything you need to know about neurosis, libido, ego, and id -- but somehow it slipped your mind.
Freud for Beginners is a perfect introduction to the life and thought of the man whose discovery of psychoanalysis revolutionized our attitudes towards mental illness, religion, sex, and culture. This documentary cartoon book plunges us into the world of late-nineteenth-century Vienna in which Freud grew up. We explore his early background in science, his work as a therapist, his encounter with cocaine, and his theories on the unconscious, dreams, the Oedipus Complex, and sexuality.
We meet his family, his friend and enemies, and his patients -- The Rat Man, Anna O., Little Hans -- and we get an insider's view as the psychoanalytic movement is launched. The zany art and probing text do an extraordinary job of simplifying Freud without trivializing him.
Everything you need to know about neurosis, libido, ego, and id -- but somehow it slipped your mind.
Freud for Beginners is a perfect introduction to the life and thought of the man whose discovery of psychoanalysis revolutionized our attitudes towards mental illness, religion, sex, and culture. This documentary cartoon book plunges us into the world of late-nineteenth-century Vienna in which Freud grew up. We explore his early background in science, his work as a therapist, his encounter with cocaine, and his theories on the unconscious, dreams, the Oedipus Complex, and sexuality.
We meet his family, his friend and enemies, and his patients -- The Rat Man, Anna O., Little Hans -- and we get an insider's view as the psychoanalytic movement is launched. The zany art and probing text do an extraordinary job of simplifying Freud without trivializing him.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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(See page 79 for explanation and a very funny illustration of the second stage of psychosexual development). This book, in addition to being very informative, is also incredibly funny. Very well written and drawn; though in the form of a comic book, it is nevertheless a splendid introduction to Freud's life and work. The author and illustrator are quite witty as well as knowledgeable, and in this book they have succeeded at what should be the goal of all beginners' book writers: piqued my interest in the subject and made me want to learn more. Would be a great supplementary text in a course on Freud or on psychology/psychoanalysis in general. Highly recommended!
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I've read quite a number of 'Beginners' titles, both for study and for information; some are dreadful, but this is excellent- it helped me in no small way to a good pass-grade at A-level psychology from scratch."Freudian" gets namedropped in conversation of all kinds, but how many namedroppers actually know what they are talking about? Freuds theory is a quite abstact, apparently bizaare set of ideas, which he strung together over a number of years, influenced by the time in which he lived..the comprehension of the whys and wherefores is the perfect ground for this 'type' of book, with its style of striking, memory-aiding illustrations...if you know nothing but his name, as I did, then this book is incalcuably more useful than attempting to plough through his collected works..you might as well try and understand Marx by reading Das Kapital!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A comic book interpretation of Freuds life and basic theory. Helped me with GCSE sociology and Socilogy module in Nursing exams. Easy to read at leisure. Covers Freuds main theories Id, Ego, Oedipus Complex etc. An O.K. introduction to anyone thats never heard of Freud. Is that possible?
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Don't buy this unless you are a 12 year old boy!
I am not a 12 year old boy and can manage a bit more than reading a comic strip. I bought this book as I wanted to learn a bit more about Freud and all I did learn was not to just... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by Karen Gould
freud for beginners
cant fault it . covers all vital information and helps the reader appreciate the man and how his own experiences contributed to therapy
Published on 25 July 2004 by alex parker
Terrific Fun and Informative
The pictures were fun (especially pg. 79) and the text clear and informative. This book has explained some Freudian concepts better than some of my classes in college have! Read more
Published on 18 Aug 1999
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