Nervous Ills, Their Cause and Cure

Nervous Ills, Their Cause and Cure

In this volume I give a brief, popular account of some of my work in Psychopathology, or Abnormal Psychology for the last quarter of a century. I do not refer to my work on psychopathic reflexes, moment-consciousness, moment-thresholds, multiple personality and other subjects. The reader will find all these subjects in my other works. In this volume I make an attempt to simplify matters. I lay stress on the main factors and principles of that part of Abnormal Psychology that deals with the subject of nervous ills. It is to be regretted that some physicians, and among them many neurologists of excellent standing, hesitate to accept the work accomplished in the domain of Psychopathology, confusing the latter with what parades at present under the name of psychoanalysis. Thus a well known physician writes to me: I think that the majority of men in general work (medical) do not separate Psychopathology from Psychoanalysis. Freuds theories and the whole trend of psychoanalysis have been so turned into channels of distorted and perverted sexual life that it has blinded people to the fact that there are many dominant phases in mental life which are not sexual.[8] The ordinary, healthy minded, and vigorous practitioner sees a lot of motives in life that are not sexual, and where everything is twisted and turned to one side, to one complex, he becomes indignant and disgusted, and condemns the whole broad subject of Psychopathology. I think that the physician is right in his attitude. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 56893
Author: Sidis, Boris
Release Date: Apr 2, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English