WM Bernstein
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.
Preface , About the Author , Introduction , Historical foundations , Cognitive and motivational theories , Concepts, feelings, and expectations , Decisions and time , Approach-avoidance conflict , Developmental sources of psychopathology , Sex and aggression , Guilt, dread, and heroism , Eye movement therapy , Memory processes and mind-brain change , Cognitive load and defence , Diagnosing mental illness , Epilogue , Initial diagnostic exam , Pharmacological treatments for six valid categories of functional psychopathology , Four types of testable hypotheses from the theory
Introduces a theoretical framework for studying the mind. This title represents a comprehensive theory of the human mind. It includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral variables, plus the idea of unconscious mental operations.
Über den Autor
W.M. Bernstein trained in Biology, Social Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Psychopharmacology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Psychology; and, was one of the first psychochologists in the US authorized to prescribe psychotropic medicines.
