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This is Volume XXV of twenty-eight in a collection on Psychoanalysis. Originally published in 1932, the aim of this book is to give a sane interpretation of the significance of dreams based upon a thorough investigation of the incidents of each dream recorded and of the circumstances under which it occurred. Dr Rivers especially calls attention (a) to the inadequacy of Freud's theory of wish-fulfilment as an explanation of dreams; (b) to the exaggerated importance assigned by the psycho-analytic school to incidents in the dreamer's early life to the neglect of recent conflicts, which he regards as more important as causal agents; and (c) especially to the fallacies of Freudian interpretations of symbolism, and particularly of sexual motives and symbols, which have been responsible for most of the opposition to Freud's teaching.

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Author:   W H R Rivers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   25
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780415211062

ISBN 10:   0415211069
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   24 June 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Freud's Theory of Dreams; Chapter 2 The Dream-Work; Chapter 3 The “Cup and Saucer” Dream; Chapter 4 *This chapter was read at a General Meeting of the British Psychological Society on 23rd July 1921, and published in The British Journal of Psychology (Medical Section), Vol. II, Part 2, January 1922, the Editor of which has kindly consented to its reproduction here; Chapter 5 *This chapter was published in the British Journal of Psychology (General Section), Vol. XII, Part 2, in October 1921, and is reproduced here with the permission of the Editor; Chapter 6 “London Lectures” Dreams; Chapter 7 The Content of Dreams; Chapter 8 The “Reproachful Letter” Dream; Chapter 9 Dream and Psycho-Neurosis; Chapter 10 Symbolism in Dreams the “Pacifist” Dream;

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