Psycho In Focus
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Lou Smith
Binding: Hardback
Published: Macmillan & Co, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Psycho in Focus presents a rigorous examination of Freudian psychoanalysis through the lens of contemporary psychological practice. Lou Smith constructs a methodical critique of classical psychoanalytic theory, arguing for a more empirical and clinically grounded approach to understanding human behavior. The book details the limitations of dream interpretation, the questionable utility of the unconscious as a diagnostic tool, and the overreach of symbolic analysis in therapeutic contexts. Smith illustrates how shifting the focus from abstract constructs to observable phenomena can enhance therapeutic outcomes and scientific credibility.
Author: Lou Smith
Binding: Hardback
Published: Macmillan & Co, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed, price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Psycho in Focus presents a rigorous examination of Freudian psychoanalysis through the lens of contemporary psychological practice. Lou Smith constructs a methodical critique of classical psychoanalytic theory, arguing for a more empirical and clinically grounded approach to understanding human behavior. The book details the limitations of dream interpretation, the questionable utility of the unconscious as a diagnostic tool, and the overreach of symbolic analysis in therapeutic contexts. Smith illustrates how shifting the focus from abstract constructs to observable phenomena can enhance therapeutic outcomes and scientific credibility.