MSc in Theoretical Psychoanalytic Studies

Preliminary Reading List

Bronstein, C (Ed) (2001) Kleinian Theory: A Contemporary Perspective, London: Whurr Publishers

Edgecumbe , R (2000) Anna Freud: A View of Development, Disturbance and Therapeutic Techniques London : Routledge

Gay, Peter (1988) Freud: A Life of Our Time London : JM Dent & Sons Ltd

Holmes, J., & Bateman, A. (1995) An Introduction to Psychoanalysis: Contemporary Theory and Practice . Routledge.
[A guide to the main principles and practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Designed as an introductory text suitable for a wide range of courses, this account presents the core features of contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice.]

Kohon, G ( 1986) The British School of Psychoanalysis: The Independent Tradition London : Free Associations

Laplanche, J and Pontalis J-P (1985) The Language of Psychoanalysis London: Karnac

Milton, J., Polmear, C., Fabricius, J. (2004) A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis . Sage Publications

Perelberg, R J (2005) Freud: A Modern Reader London: Whurr (Wileys and Son)
[The collection of papers has been written by some of the most eminent psychoanalysts, both from Britain and France , who have made an original contribution to psychoanalysis. Each chapter introduces one of Freud's key texts, and links it to contemporary thinking in the field of psychoanalysis. The book combines a deep understanding of Freud's work with some of the most modern debates surrounding it.]

Rayner, E (1991) The Independent Mind in British Psychoanalysis . Free Association Books.

Sandler et al (1992) The Patient and the Analyst London: Karnac Books

Sandler, J et al (1997) Freud's Models of the Mind London: Karnac Books

Segal, H (1978) Introduction to the Work of Melanie Klein London : The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psychoanalysis (3rd impression)

Wollheim, R. (1991) Freud: A Modern Master , reissued 2nd Ed, HarperCollins
[This is a biography of the life and work of Sigmund Freud. It attempts to provide an analysis of the mind at work, as well as the story of a long and intricate process of discovery. The book takes the form of analysis, but the author also recreates the personality and feelings of Freud.]

Below is the Reading list for the Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud) unit, which accounts for approximately half the reading in the first term. Students may like to make a start on it before term starts.

We have given the number of the Standard Edition of Freud that each of these papers appears in, but those students who do not have access to these volumes should find the majority of Freud's work readily available in the Penguin paperback series.

(1900) The Interpretation of Dreams Standard Edition V
(1905) Fragments of an Analysis of a case of Hysteria Standard Edition VII
(1905) Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality Standard Edition VII
(1909) The Analysis of a Phobia in a Five Year Old Boy Standard Edition X
(1911) Formulations on the Two Principles of Mental Functioning Standard Edition XII
(1914) On Narcissism: An Introduction Standard Edition XIV
(1915) Repression Standard Edition XIV
(1915) Instincts and their vicissitudes Standard Edition XIV
(1915) The Unconscious Standard Edition XIV
(1917) Mourning and Melancholia Standard Edition XIV
(1918) From the History of an infantile Neurosis Standard Edition XVII
(1920) Beyond the Pleasure Principle Standard Edition XVIII
(1923) The Ego and the Id, Chapters I, II, III, IV and V Standard Edition XIX
(1921) Group Psychology and The Analysis of the Ego Standard Edition XVIII
(1926) Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety Standard Edition VIII, IX, X
(1927) Civilisation and its Discontents Standard Edition XXI
(1933) New Introductory Lectures 29, 31 and 32 StandardEdition XXIII
(1937) Analysis Terminable and Interminable StandardEdition XXIII7.

The Psychoanalytic Ideas series provides a useful and accessible overview of important psychoanalytic ideas:

Volume 1 Psychosis (Madness) edited by Paul Williams and containing papers by Tom Freeman, Michael Sinason, Richard Lucas, Leslie Sohn, David Bell and Michael Conran

Volume 2 Spilt Milk: Perinatal Loss & Breakdown edited by Joan Raphael-Leff and containing papers by Dana Birksted-Breen, Elizabeth Bradley, Richard Lucas, Alessandra Piontelli, Sandy Bourne and Emmanuel Lewis

Volume 3 Adolescence edited by Inge Wise and containing papers by Abraham Brafman, Denis Flynn, Catalina Bronstein, Don Campbell and Luis Rodriguez de la Sierra

Volume 4 Dreaming and Thinking edited and introduced by Rosine Jozef Perelberg and containing papers by Ignês Sodré, Victor Sedlak, Peter Fonagy, Rosine Jozef Perelberg, Sara Flanders and Gregorio Kohon

Descriptions are taken from the Blackwells website: http://www.bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/ and do not necessarily represent the views of the Psychoanalysis Unit.

Another useful resource is a specialist bookshop called Karnac Books, they have an online shop for ordering books:

118, Finchley Road,
London NW3 5HT
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8969 4454
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8969 5585
http://www.karnacbooks.com
Email: shop@karnacbooks.com

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This page last modified 24 April, 2007 by William Brown