Drives, Affects, Behavior - Couverture rigide

9781258781033: Drives, Affects, Behavior

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ISBN 10 : 1258781034 ISBN 13 : 9781258781033

Editeur : Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013

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""Drives, Affects, Behavior"" is a book written by Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein that explores the psychological concepts of drives and affects and how they shape human behavior. The book delves into the origins and functions of drives and affects, and how they interact with each other to influence behavior. Loewenstein also discusses the role of unconscious motivations in shaping behavior and the importance of understanding and addressing these motivations in psychotherapy. The book draws on psychoanalytic theory and research to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex factors that influence human behavior. It is a valuable resource for psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals, as well as anyone interested in the workings of the human mind.Additional Contributors Include Heinz Hartmann, Robert P. Knight, Ernst Kris, And Many Others.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book is offered to one of the rarest of personalities both as a mark of congratulation at an important moment of her life and also as a token of admiration at her achievements. Marie Bonaparte embarked on a scientific career with as severe social handicaps as the familiar starving poet in an attic; that they were of an opposite form is irrelevant for their effects. One would have to search far in history to find someone who has succeeded in such circumstances; possibly her own great-grandfather would be the nearest example. And she succeeded not by deserting one world for another, but by shining in both. It was a triumph of sheer personality. Of the work this lady has accomplished one does not know which aspect to admire more: its extraordinary volume, its quality of originality, or its many-sidedness. Few in A nglo-S axon countries know how many books she has written, since so many of them have not yet been translated. Americans are probably most familiar with her stupendous work on Edgar Allan Poe, one which will remain a permanent classic. But she has ranged over vast fields, from the psychology of women to the psychology of war rumors, from mythology to the theory of instincts. Nor has she confined herself to technical studies, though few outside France are acquainted with her contributions to poetry and literature. A wonderful record of achievement. This original investigator and composer has also a practical side that has been of great value for the development of psychoanalysis. Her pupils can testify to her skill as a training analyst, and at critical moments she has played an essential part in holding together the French Society in its various trials. As a member of the Council of the International Psycho Analytical Association for many years she has been unsparing in her attention to its numerous problems, and her sage advice has always proved
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