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- Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
- Seitenzahl: 260
- Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 367g
- ISBN-13: 9781015792708
- ISBN-10: 1015792707
- Artikelnr.: 67260758
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W.H.R. Rivers was a distinguished early twentieth-century English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist, known for his pioneering work in several fields. Born in 1864, Rivers made notable contributions to the understanding of the human mind and society. Perhaps most famously, he authored 'Instinct and the Unconscious: A Contribution to a Biological Theory of the Psycho-Neuroses' (1920), which provided innovative insights into human psychology and the role of instinctual behavior. His literary style is often categorized by a clinical approach, reflecting his scientific background, and seamlessly integrates empirical observations with theoretical discussions. Rivers's interdisciplinary approach bridged the gap between medicine and anthropology. He gathered much of his data through fieldwork, notably during the Torres Strait Expedition of 1898, where he conducted pioneering studies of the inhabitants' sensory processes and social structures. His work laid the groundwork for future anthropological and psychological research, including the development of participant observation as a method. Rivers's influence extended to his service as a psychiatrist during World War I, where he treated soldiers for shell shock, now known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and argued for the importance of therapy. Rivers passed away in 1922, leaving behind a legacy that has been critical to the development of social sciences.
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The unconscious
3. Suppression
4. Suppression and inhibition
5. The context of the unconscious
6. The nature of instinct
7. The danger-instincts
8. Suppression and the all-or-none principle
9. Instinct and suppression
10. Dissociation
11. The 'complex'
12. Suggestion
13. Hypnotism
14. Sleep
15. The psycho-neuroses
16. Hysteria or substitution-neurosis
17. Other modes of solution
18. Regression
19. Sublimation
Appendix I. Freud's psychology of the unconscious
Appendix II. A case of claustrophobia
Appendix III. The repression of war experience
Appendix IV. War-neurosis and military training
Appendix V. Freud's conception of the 'censorship'
Appendix VI. 'Wind-up'
Appendix VII. Psychology and the war
Appendix VIII. The instinct of acquisition
Index.
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The unconscious
3. Suppression
4. Suppression and inhibition
5. The context of the unconscious
6. The nature of instinct
7. The danger-instincts
8. Suppression and the all-or-none principle
9. Instinct and suppression
10. Dissociation
11. The 'complex'
12. Suggestion
13. Hypnotism
14. Sleep
15. The psycho-neuroses
16. Hysteria or substitution-neurosis
17. Other modes of solution
18. Regression
19. Sublimation
Appendix I. Freud's psychology of the unconscious
Appendix II. A case of claustrophobia
Appendix III. The repression of war experience
Appendix IV. War-neurosis and military training
Appendix V. Freud's conception of the 'censorship'
Appendix VI. 'Wind-up'
Appendix VII. Psychology and the war
Appendix VIII. The instinct of acquisition
Index.