Sigmund Freud : explorer of the unconscious
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New York : Oxford University Press, [1997].
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0195099338, 0195132122
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A biography of the world-famous Austrian doctor who spent his life analyzing the mind and its illnesses.

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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [1997].
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Book
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157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0195099338, 0195132122

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.
Description
A biography of the world-famous Austrian doctor who spent his life analyzing the mind and its illnesses.

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Booklist Review

Gr. 10^-12. There may be too much plodding biographical and historical detail here for many readers, but for older teens who want to know about Freud and psychoanalysis, this biography in the Oxford Portraits in Science series provides an introduction to his controversial theories about dreams, the Oedipus complex, sexuality, and the unconscious. The writer is open about the ongoing criticism of Freud, especially about his view of women as weak and immature. She also shows that his belief that much of behavior is determined by early childhood experiences can help adults avoid responsibility for their actions. However, controversial as he is, Freud continues to influence the way we think about ourselves. Some teens may go on from here to read "Civilization and Its Discontents" and other influential essays that discuss the dark behind our rational control. There are occasional photographs, a chronology, and a long bibliography. --Hazel Rochman

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 10 Up‘Muckenhoupt offers serious discussion of Freud's groundbreaking work in psychoanalysis and includes examples of some of his actual cases to illustrate his theories. His personal life, from his struggle with his Jewish identity to family relationships is explored and related to developments in his work. Freud's rise to the top of his field was not without false starts and failures, and the author is honest in her portrayal of a brilliant but often troubled person. This biography will be especially valuable for students looking for more than a simple chronology of the events and achievements of Freud's life. However, even those with little knowledge of the man will not be intimidated. The writing is clear and concise; terms of psychoanalysis are defined and explained. Many black-and-white photographs and reproductions help to connect the names mentioned in the text with the faces of Freud's family and contemporaries. A definite first choice for students researching the complex and often fascinating founder of psychoanalysis.‘Carol Fazioli, Cardinal Hayes Library, Manhattan College, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Library Journal Review

The author, an independent psychological researcher, attempts to make psychoanalysis accessible for high school students, and even college-level readers will find it worthwhile. She takes more than half the text to reach 1899, when Freud's Interpretation of Dreams first appeared. His early life, work with Breuer and Fliess, hypnosis, and his courtship precede psychoanalysis, the evolution of which is somewhat slighted. Her writing is clear, and Muckenhoupt confronts several of Freud's strengths and weaknesses evenhandedly, judging him favorably overall. She repeats Freud's claim, now refuted, that he put Carl Koller on the track of using cocaine as an anesthetic, and is flummoxed when trying to explain how Freud could justify analyzing his own daughter. Despite such minor problems, the book merits inclusion in public and school libraries.‘E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, D.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Horn Book Review

Providing only brief details of Freud's early and personal life, this is less a biography than an explication of Freud's evolving theories about the human psyche. Black-and-white photos, along with discussion of case studies and descriptions of Freud's alliances and conflicts with colleagues, humanize the complicated ideas. An epilogue demonstrates the continued controversies surrounding his theories. A chronology is included. Bib., ind. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

Muckenhoupt gives a balanced account of Freud's life, work, and times, describing his childhood, studies, mentors, experiments, theories, family life, publications, and feuds, and, in an epilogue, provides some historical perspective. This title in the Oxford Portraits of Science series is a readable biography, but what readers will find memorable is the time in which Freud lived. The author explains that scientific method was in its infancy. Treatments included hypnosis, hydrotherapy (water therapy), cocaine therapy, and faradization (electric shock). Freud struggled to gain fame for his treatment of female ``hysterics,'' an illness that has ceased to exist; he practiced medicine at a time when a friend and mentor postulated the ``nasal-genital theory.'' Muckenhoupt recounts some of Freud's famous cases and methods, notably, allowing patients to use free association. Black-and-white photographs are used throughout this good introduction to a still-controversial figure. (chronology, further reading, index) (Biography. 12-14)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Muckenhoupt, M. (1997). Sigmund Freud: explorer of the unconscious . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Muckenhoupt, Margaret. 1997. Sigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious. New York: Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Muckenhoupt, Margaret. Sigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Muckenhoupt, M. (1997). Sigmund freud: explorer of the unconscious. New York: Oxford University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Muckenhoupt, Margaret. Sigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious Oxford University Press, 1997.

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