{"product_id":"2026200014118-secondhand-anxiety-and-neurosis","title":"Anxiety And Neurosis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean to be anxious, and when does ordinary human fear cross the threshold into psychological disorder? Charles Rycroft's Anxiety and Neurosis is a landmark work in psychoanalytic literature that confronts these fundamental questions with remarkable clarity and intellectual rigour. Drawing on both classical Freudian theory and his own distinguished clinical experience, Rycroft argues that anxiety is not merely a symptom to be suppressed but a signal of profound psychological significance — one that sits at the very heart of the neurotic condition. With a foreword by G. M. Carstairs, this authoritative volume presents a thorough reappraisal of anxiety's role in human mental life, distinguishing between its normal and pathological forms with precision and insight.\n\nRycroft's prose is distinguished by an unusual gift for making complex psychoanalytic concepts accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth, earning him a reputation as one of Britain's most lucid and humane psychiatric writers. Anxiety and Neurosis occupies an important place within the Maresfield Library's canon of essential psychoanalytic texts, standing alongside works that have shaped the modern understanding of the mind. Rycroft challenges the reader to reconsider the relationship between inner conflict, emotional experience, and mental health — raising questions that remain as urgent and unresolved today as when he first posed them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161012412635,"sku":"2026200014118-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e9054e91-b1bd-4006-91e7-93df704025bf.png?v=1787188988","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014118-secondhand-anxiety-and-neurosis","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}