Project Gutenberg 2025-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 247 Freud, Sigmund 1856 1939 Freud, Sigm. Freud, Sigismund Schlomo Ferenczi, Sándor 1873 1933 Ferenczi, Sandor Ferenczi, S. (Sándor) Maerker-Branden, A. Paul (Albrecht Paul) 1888 1942 Maerker-Branden, Albrecht Paul Strachey, James 1887 1967 Strachey, James Beaumont 27022733 Die Frage der Laien-analyse. English The problem of lay-analyses $aNew York :$bBrentano's, $c1927. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Question_of_Lay_Analysis The problem of lay-analyses, translated by A. Paul Maerker-Branden -- An autobiographical study, translated by James Strachey. Richard 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.) "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.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000026637 20240328133235freud 1927 US Reading ease score: 47.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Psychoanalysis Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 Lay analysis (Psychoanalysis) BF Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 390261 2025-06-30T06:02:50.452680 text/html 364112 2025-05-03T11:37:23 text/html 448636 2025-06-30T06:02:56.449626 application/epub+zip 451951 2025-06-30T06:02:52.200661 application/epub+zip 275325 2025-06-30T06:02:51.287671 application/epub+zip 788437 2025-06-30T06:02:59.829635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755377 2025-06-30T06:02:55.744642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343946 2025-06-30T06:02:49.892637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323946 2025-05-03T11:37:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19502 2025-06-30T06:02:59.989589 application/rdf+xml 16692 2025-06-30T06:02:51.565624 image/jpeg 2679 2025-06-30T06:02:51.425682 image/jpeg 872068 2025-06-30T06:02:50.491689 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia