[The Key Ideas 01] • Freud In A Week

SIGMUND FREUD MADE EASY

Reading the complete works of Sigmund Freud would take more time than most of us have to spare. Freud - the Key Ideas condenses everything you need to know into one book. With clear explanations and examples drawn from Freud's own cases you will soon have a solid understanding of the main concepts, from psychosexual development to dream analysis.

You will learn about Freud's upbringing and the development of his thinking. Discover his early work and influences, from his medical training to his interest in hysteria and hypnosis and the germination of his first ideas about the unconscious and psychoanalysis. Explore all the fundamental aspects of his thinking, his interpretation of dreams, his theories on sexuality, the nature of identity and his views on society.

Freud - the Key Ideas explains each aspect of the man and his work in a straightforward and jargon-free way, making often complex theories easy to get to grips with.