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A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis by Charles Rycroft (Paperback, 1995)

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Charles Rycroft's 'Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis' is an established reference work providing clear definitions and critical discussions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis. "An accurate and witty guide to the meaning of psychoanalytic terms ... [it] also explains the various controversies which have disfigured the psychoanalytic movement and which are such a puzzle to those outside it. For anyone concerned with psychoanalysis and its offshoots this is an indispensable book" Anthony Storr.

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For those trying to get to grips with the complex subject of psychoanalysis, the technical jargon used - from the Alpha function to the Isakower phenomenon, Oceanic feeling to the Wolf-man syndrome - can be daunting. This established reference work by Charles Rycroft, who was a leading British psychoanalyst, provides helpful explanations and critical discussions of a wide range of terms.* Provides clear definitions of the terms used in Freudian psychoanalysis and other schools of thought * Discusses these terms in full- their origins, their connections with other concepts, the issues raised by them and the controversies surrounding them * Gives the correct definitions of terms that are commonly misused by the media and the public eg. trauma, depressive, psychopath, schizophrenic * Contains an extensive bibliography