A Basic Theory of Neuropsychoanalysis

Download or read book A Basic Theory of Neuropsychoanalysis written by W.M. Bernstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces a theoretical framework for studying the mind. Specifically, an attempt is made to frame ideas from psychoanalysis and cognitive-social psychology so that they can be taken readily into a realm of neurobiology. Psychoanalytic Theory still represents a very comprehensive theory of the human mind. It includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral variables, plus the idea of unconscious mental operations. The 'pleasure principle and 'repetition compulsion' were Freud's most general concepts of mental functioning. These concepts are renovated to get them "on the same page" with ideas from social cognition and neurobiology.