Freud Evaluated - The Completed Arc by M Macmillan
This volume is an historically based critical evaluation of Freud's personality theory. In it the observations Freud made are described and the theoretical ideas he put forward for explaining them are set out. The adequacy of Freud's explanations are judged against the logical and scientific standards of Freud's own time. The historical perspective will give the reader a sound basis on which to make a judgement about psycho-analysis as a method of investigation and a theory of personality as well as a sense of what Freud was about from Freud's own standpoint.Freud's endeavour is sited in the psychological and psychiatric context of the time, a period not previously given the critical attention it warrants. All of Freud's important assumptions and characteristic modes of thought are to be found in this formative period. The placement also brings out more clearly the basis of a number of the unresolved problems of contemporary psycho-analytic theory, such as the place of affect and the instinctual drives, the role of the ego, and the basis of treatment. The core of the evaluation centres on Freud's basic method for gathering data - free association - a method which is not much written about and hardly ever criticised. What is said about it is new and more substantial than the few criticisms that have been made. Although a very critical work, there is probably no other appraisal which allows Freud and his colleagues and followers to speak so directly for themselves.-
Approaches to the Study of Motor Control and Learning
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The Other Side of the Error Term
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Vision and Motor Control
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Comprehension of Graphics
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Adaptability of Human Gait
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Human Learning: Biology, Brain, and Neuroscience
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Motivational Psychology of Human Development
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A Psychological Approach to Ethical Reality
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Insights into the Reach to Grasp Movement
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System Theories and A Priori Aspects of Perception
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Cognition and Culture
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Foundational Issues in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
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Cognitive Science Perspectives on Personality and Emotion
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Time and Behaviour
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The Grasping Hand
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Changes in Sensory Motor Behavior in Aging
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Self-Organization, Computational Maps, and Motor Control
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Mental Models in Discourse Processing and Reasoning
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Time, Internal Clocks and Movement
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Neural Aspects of Tactile Sensation
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Memory in Everyday Life
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Cognitive Contributions to the Perception of Spatial and Temporal Events
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Cognitive Technology
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Stimulus Class Formation in Humans and Animals
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Cognitive Issues in Motor Expertise
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Foundations of Perceptual Theory
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Orthography, Phonology, Morphology and Meaning
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The Development of Coordination in Infancy
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Neurophysiological and Neurospsychological Aspects of Spatial Neglect
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Imagery, Creativity, and Discovery
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Behavior and Environment
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Issues, Theory, and Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Mental Images in Human Cognition
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Targets of Violence and Aggression
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Human Factors Psychology
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Defense Mechanisms
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Cognition and Action in Skilled Behaviour
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Time-to-Contact
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The Role of Eye Movements in Perceptual Processes
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Left-handedness
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Problems in Movement Control
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Text and Text Processing
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Life, Brain and Consciousness
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Developmental Psychology
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Cerebral Control of Speech and Limb Movements
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Volitional Action
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Time and Human Cognition
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A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology
..a readable, detailed and scholarly account... Macmillan has a formidable grasp of the history of philosophy of science...British Journal of Psychiatry
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| ISBN 13 | 9780444887177 |
| ISBN 10 | 0444887172 |
| Title | Freud Evaluated - The Completed Arc |
| Author | M Macmillan |
| Series | Advances In Psychology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | North-Holland |
| Year published | 1990-12-14 |
| Number of pages | 687 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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