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On the couch : twenty extraordinary personalities, from Picasso to Putin
Jamieson, Andrew (Writer on psychotherapy)2026
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In the late 1800s, Sigmund Freud began to develop radical theories about sexuality, dreams and childhood experiences. Not only were his ideas revolutionary, but they also initiated a new discipline with various - often competing - schools of thought. In this book, Andrew Jamieson unpacks ten of psychotherapy's most profound principles and illuminates them through the biographies of twenty remarkable people. From Pablo Picasso's chaotic life, which illustrates Freud's concept of the unconscious, to the origins of Nelson Mandela's compassion, which exemplify Carl Jung's notion of individuation; from John Bowlby's attachment theory, as seen through the lives of Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka, to Melanie Klein's views on the relationship between love and hate, as revealed through the experiences of Cary Grant, this book throws new light on the motivations and desires of some of our most memorable personalities.
Main title:
On the couch : twenty extraordinary personalities, from Picasso to Putin / Andrew Jamieson.
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Imprint:
Kendal : Notting Hill Editions, 2026.
Collation:
384 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781912559817 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.5520922305.552
LC class:
HM728
Language:
English
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BRN:
4375425