A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis

by Charles Rycroft

This essential reference work gives clear definitions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis and of those words that it has borrowed from everyday language but uses in its own precise sense. The expositions that follow the definitions reveal that this is indeed a 'critical dictionary', for Charles Rycroft believes that certain concepts raise more problems than they solve. The dictionaryDetailed and meticulous definitions of terms from all schools of thought Fully cross-referenced entries that explain associated concepts, as well as concepts that are apparently unrelated yet are nevertheless connected A discussion of the philosophical, theoretical or semantic issues raised by the definitions An exloration of the controversies arising from certain points of view A full up-to-date bibliography

Genres: Psychology, Reference, Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction, Counselling

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Graham · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reflective of a fairly old-fashioned and limited view of psychoanalysis.

The author has the courtesy to use a different scholar's definitions for the Jungian terms because he admits that he doesn't understand Jung, but then writes his own pointless polemical 2-page entry about how Lacan was a crackpot who everyone hates without actually mentioning his ideas.