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Reflections on the history of psychoanalysis
1New York University, Post-doctoral Program.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1993
Summary
This paper reexamines the history of psychoanalysis, tracing its roots and evolution through key figures and divergent theoretical paths. It explores the contributions of major psychoanalytic modifiers and their impact on contemporary challenges in the field.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- History of Science
Background:
- The proliferation of diverse psychoanalytic schools necessitates a historical review.
- Psychoanalysis originated from Enlightenment rationality and Romantic interest in the morbid.