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100 1 _aFreud, Sigmund,
_d1856-1939
240 1 4 _aDie Frage der Laien-analyse. English
245 1 4 _aThe problem of lay-analyses
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Question_of_Lay_Analysis
500 _aRelease date is 2025-05-03
505 0 _aThe problem of lay-analyses, translated by A. Paul Maerker-Branden -- An autobiographical study, translated by James Strachey.
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Problem of Lay-Analyses" by Sigmund Freud is a scientific treatise, likely written in the early 20th century. The central topic is the controversial question of whether psychoanalysis should be practiced solely by medically trained physicians or if laypersons—those without medical degrees—could also competently and ethically provide psychoanalytic treatment. The work further serves as a clear, accessible explanation of psychoanalytic theory, practice, and its place in the broader realm of mental health care and society. The opening of the book, including an introduction by Dr. S. Ferenczi, sets the stage by highlighting Freud's commitment to making psychoanalytic insights widely accessible, rather than monopolized by the medical profession. Dr. Ferenczi introduces the main issue: the growing legal and professional debate over restricting psychoanalysis to medical doctors versus opening it up to non-medical practitioners. When Freud’s own text begins, he frames the problem through a dialogue with an imagined impartial referee, explaining psychoanalytic concepts and techniques in layperson’s terms. Freud describes common neurotic symptoms, the psychoanalytic method (the "talking cure"), and the difference between psychoanalysis and hypnosis or confession. He introduces foundational concepts like the "I" (ego) and "It" (id), the role of repressed urges (often sexual in nature), and discusses the origins of neuroses in early childhood experiences. Throughout, Freud emphasizes the level of deep psychological knowledge, ethical responsibility, and personal insight required to practice psychoanalysis, providing readers with both an introduction to the field and the contours of the ongoing controversy over who should be allowed to practice it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Brentano's, 1927
653 _aPsychoanalysis
653 _aFreud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
653 _aLay analysis (Psychoanalysis)
700 1 _aFerenczi, Sándor,
_d1873-1933
700 1 _aMaerker-Branden, A. Paul
_q(Albrecht Paul),
_d1888-1942
700 1 _aStrachey, James,
_d1887-1967
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000026637
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76004
999 _c116729
_d116729