Metapsychology for Contemporary Psychoanalysis: Mind, World, and Self

by Richard Sembera

Metapsychology for Contemporary Psychoanalysis is a complete revision of the theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. It seeks to replace the traditional drive-defence model of Freudian tradition with an information processing model of the mind. This book argues that the central human need is for self-knowledge, and that drives are best understood as means towards this end.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138242225
• ISBN13: 9781138242227
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"