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An Elementary Textbook of i Psychoanalysis Charles Brenner, M.D. REVISEDAND EXPANDED EDITION AN ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOANALYSIS Charles Brenner is one ofthe best-known and most highly respected psychoanalysts in the world today. He is a formerpresidentoftheAmeri- can Psychoanalytic Association and of the New York Psychoanalytic Society, an honorarymemberofthe NewJersey, LongIsland, and Michi- gan Psychoanalytic Societies, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at State UniversityofNewYork, and retired Lecturerin PsychiatryatYale Univer- sity School ofMedicine. He has lectured and taught in the field ofpsy- choanalysis throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to An Elementary Textbook ofPsychoanalysis, he is also the author ofPsycho- analytic Technique and Psychic Conflict, The Mind in Conflict, and PsychoanalyticConceptsandtheStructuralTheory(withDr. A. Arlow). J. AN ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOANALYSIS Charles Brenner, M.D. Past President, American Psychoanalytic Association Past President, New York Psychoanalytic Society Clinical ProfessorofPsychiatry, State University ofNew York REVISED EDITION ANCHOR BOOKS DOUBLEDAY NEWYORK LONDON TORONTO SYDNEY AUCKLAND TO MY WIFE AnAnchor Book published by doubleday a division ofBantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10103 Anchor Books, Doubleday, and the portrayal ofan anchor are trademarks ofDoubleday, a division ofBantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. An ElementaryTextbook ofPsychoanalysiswas originally published by International Universities Press, Inc., in 1955 and in a revised edition in 1973. The Anchor Books edition is published by arrangementwith International Universities Press. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication Data Brenner, Charles, 1913- An elementarytextbook ofpsychoanalysis — Charles Brenner. Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Psvchoanalvsis. I. Title. RC504.B74 1990 90-1214 616.89'17—dc20 CIP ISBN 0-385-09884-7 First Edition Copyright © 1955 International Universities Press, Inc. © Revised Edition Copyright 1973 International Universities Press, Inc. Printed in the United States ofAmerica All Rights Reserved Revised Anchor Books edition: 1974 23 25 27 29 30 28 26 24 22 CONTENTS FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION XI INTRODUCTION xiii chapter i Two Fundamental Hypotheses 1 Psychoanalysis and general psychology—psychic determin- ism: definition, importance, examples—unconscious mental processes: relation to psychic determinism, methods of study—development of the psychoanalytic method—survey of sources of evidence for existence of unconscious mental processes. chapter ii The Drives 15 Link with biology—nomenclature and definition—psychic energy and cathexis—classification of drives—fusion of drives—genetic development of erotic drive: oral, anal, phallic phases of infantile sexuality—libidinal progression, fixation and regression—development of aggressive drive —drive discharge and pleasure. chapter hi The Psychic Apparatus 31 Historical development of structural theory—differentiation of ego from id—ego as executant for drives—basic ego functions: perception, memory, affects, thought—factors in ego development: maturation, experience—experiential factors: relation to own body, identification with objects of environment—types of identification—modes of func- CONTENTS tioning of psychic apparatus: primary and secondary proc- ess, primary and secondary process thinking—neutraliza- tion of drive energy. chapter iv The Psychic Apparatus (confirmed) 57 Ego adaptation to and mastery of outer world (en- vironment)—function of reality testing-conflict or op- position between ego and inner world (id)—ego as in- hibitor or master of drives—pleasure principle—theory of anxiety—roles of anxiety and pleasure principle in conflicts between ego and id-defensive operations of ego—defense mechanisms of ego. chapter v The Psychic Apparatus (concluded) 97 Object relations: definition, importance of early relations —narcissism—stages of preoedipal object relations: inter- mittent, continuing, part and whole objects, ambivalence, identification with object—object relations and drives- crucial significance of oedipal phase of object relations- description of oedipus complex—oedipus complex and superego—superego formation: internalization; relation to anxiety; identification with parental ideals, prohibitions, and superegos; transformation of object cathexes to nar- cissistic ones; internalization of aggression and severity of superego—superego functions: guilt, inferiority feelings, virtue, lex talioms, magical equation of wish and deed, unconscious need for punishment—defenses against super- ego—superego and group psychology. chapter vi Parapraxes and Wit 127 Definition of parapraxes—causes of parapraxes with exam- ples: unconscious defensive activity of ego, unconscious id derivative, unconscious superego activity—'intelligible** vs. "uiimtell^ible" slips—summary of psychoanalytic theory of parapraxes—technique of wit: primary process thinking, ego regression-content of wit: repressed, sexual and/or hostile impulses—laughter as consequence of saving in psy- chic energy—similarities and differences betweenparapraxes and wit CONTENTS chapter vh Dreams 149 Importance of dreams—manifest dream, latent dream con- tent, dream work—constituents of latent content—relative importance of constituents—relation between latent and manifest dream content: early childhood dreams, manifest dream as wish-fulfilling fantasy—unintelligibility of mani- fest dream due to dream work: translation of latent con- tent elements into preverbal, primary process thinking; ego defenses—manifest dream as compromise formation—exam- ples of compromise formations—anxiety dreams—punish- ment dreams—emergence of "the repressed" and diminu- tion of defenses in sleep—secondary elaboration in dream work—predominance of visual, sensory elements in mani- fest dream—sense of reality in dreams. chapter viii Psychopathology 171 Freud's earliest views on psychic disorders: hysteria, actual neuroses, etiological vs. descriptive approach—psy- chic conflict and psychoneurotic symptoms—defense neu- ropsychoses—role of childhood sexual experiences—infantile sexuality—normality, neurosis, and perversion—neurotic symptom as meaningful compromise formation—mental disorders as evidence of malfunctioning of psychic appara- tus—continuum between "normal" and "neurotic" func- tioning—character disorders—neurotic symptoms and fail- ure of defense; examples—primary and secondary gain- regression—ego-alien vs. ego-syntonic malfunctioning or symptoms. chapter ix Psychic Conflict and Normal Mentd Functioning 193 Character traits—mannerisms—hobbies and avocational interests—choice of vocation—choice of sexual partner- fairy tales—myths and legends—religion—religious prac- tices—individual and group morality—politics—magic and superstition—conflict between generations; the generation gap—revolution and revolutionaries—daydreams—artistic creativity—artistic enjoyment. CONTENTS chapter x Psychoanalysis Today 239 Psychoanalysis a challenge—broader horizons: the psycho- analytic image of man—future prospects—psychoanalysis and psychiatry—psychoanalysis and child observation- conclusion. REFERENCES 249 INDEX 253
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