Name: Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (Collected Papers of Sigmund Freud)
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Author: Sigmund Freud
ISBN: 9780684829463

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Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (Collected Papers of Sigmund Freud)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sigmund Freud

Publisher

Touchstone Books

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.9 x 14.1 x 0.9 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

0684829460

ISBN13

9780684829463

Synopsis "Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (Collected Papers of Sigmund Freud) "

A fascinating case study that reads like a detective novel, pulling readers deep into the twisted world and dark mental corners of one of Sigmund Freud's most intriguing psychological patients. An intelligent but troubled eighteen-year-old girl to whom Freud gives the pseudonym "Dora" is at the center of this captivating case study. Freud's analysis focuses on Dora, however she is surrounded by an emotionally disturbed cast of characters that thicken the psychological intrigue. As Dora falls into the paralysis of psychological hysteria, Freud uses all of his analytical genius and literary skill to explore Dora's inner life and explain the cause of her neuroses.

Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. His work falls within the genre of psychology and philosophy of mind, revolutionizing the understanding of the unconscious. Among his most influential books are The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905), and Civilization and Its Discontents (1930). He also wrote The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901) and Beyond the Pleasure Principle (1920), fundamental in the evolution of psychoanalytic thought.

Throughout his career, Freud developed key concepts such as the id, the ego, and the superego, in addition to the theory of the Oedipus complex. His ideas influenced multiple disciplines, from literature to modern psychiatry.

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