Sigmund Freud

<p><em>Sigmund Freud: The Basics</em> is an easy-to-read introduction to the life and ideas of Sigmund Freud the founder of psychoanalysis and a key figure in the history of psychology. </p><p>Janet Sayers provides an accessible overview of Freud’s early life and work beginning with his childhood. Her book includes the stories of his most famous patients: Dora Little Hans the Rat Man Judge Schreber and the Wolf Man. It also discusses Freud’s key ideas such as psychosexual development the Oedipus complex and psychoanalytic treatment. Sayers then covers Freud’s later work with a description of his observations about depression trauma and the death instinct as well as his 1923 theory of the id ego and superego. The book includes a glossary of key terms and concludes with examples of how psychoanalysis has been applied to the study of art literature film anthropology religion sociology gender politics and racism.</p><p>Sigmund Freud: The Basics offers an essential introduction for students from all backgrounds seeking to understand Freud’s ideas and for general readers with an interest in psychology. For those already familiar with Freudian ideas it offers a helpful guide to their interdisciplinary applications and context not least today.</p>