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Cataloguing therapeutic discoveries from the pioneers of psychology
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The making of neurosis
Neurosis. Haven’t we all heard that term before. Nevertheless, do we really know what it means? A vague association with mental illness...
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1. Definitions
Few other subjects are fraught with as much ambiguity and misunderstanding as neurosis. Given its highly subjective character it is only...
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2. Causes
As the reader will see in later chapters, the causal viewpoint always only accounts for one side of the coin. And yet, it presents a...
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2.1 Family pathology
To little surprise, family pathology presents one of the most frequent ways neuroses develop. After all, from the first to the last...
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2.2 Impasse in development
Beyond the intricacies of difficult family relations, the individual is additionally confronted with going through each stage of life in...
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2.3 The neurosis of the modern age
Many readers may wonder: What ‘Neurosis of the modern age’ is spoken of here? Surely neurosis is confined to the psychiatry, is it not?...
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3. Characteristics
One must remember, in the treatment of a neurosis no definite method will ever suffice. ‘The real and effective treatment of neurosis is...
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3.1 Dissociation
Before defining the elusive concept of 'dissociation', a fundamental modern prejudice must first be addressed: In the usual medical class...
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3.2 Complexes
Hereby we arrive at the second characteristic all neuroses have in common. In some way, shape or form, autonomous complexes are present...
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3.3 Regression
The third pillar of a neurosis is its element of regression. The possibilities for confusion are hereby myriad. The statistically versed...
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