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First published in 1948 Dr Berg had an extraordinary flair for presenting a difficult subject in a most realistic and attractive manner, without sacrifice of scientific essentials. In spite of its novel and entertaining method of exposition, the book covers a surprisingly wide field - the whole field of clinical psychology - and more.
List of contents
Section I: From Medicine to Mind 1. A Clinical Odyssey (Autobiographical) 2. Aetiology 3. Case-taking 4. Classification 5. A Case Showing Minor Elements of Psychoneurotic, Psychopathic, Homosexual and Schizoid Trends
Section II: The Problem of Anxiety 6. A Speculation on the Nature of Anxiety 7. The Problem of Anxiety 8. Nervous Breakdown (Anxiety Hysteria)
Section III: The Hysterias Introductory 9. Overwork and Hysterical Breakdown 10. Hysteria 11. The Beginnings of Hypochondria 12. Hypochondriacal Illness 13. Drug Addiction: Morphine 14. Drug Addiction: Alcohol 15. Hysteria, Anxiety and Fear of Epilepsy
Section IV: Some More Severe Illnesses 16. Epilepsy and Hystero-Epilepsy 17. Obsessional Neurosis 18. Depression 19. Mania 20. Schizophrenia 21. Psychopathic Personalities and Paranoia 22. Psychopathology of Schizophrenia and Other Disorders
Section V: Treatment 23. Physical Methods of Treatment: Drugs etc. 24. Physical Methods of Treatment: Convulsive Therapies, Insulin and Pre-frontal Leucotomy 25. Psychological Methods of Treatment: The Implements of Treatment 26. Psychological Methods of Treatment: Some Individual Methods of Treatment 27. Psychological Methods of Treatment: Psycho-Analysis (General Principles of Technique) 28. The Instrument of Psycho-Analysis: Technique (contd.) 29. Two Examples of Transference Analysis 30. The Terminal Stage 31. A Case Showing Some Implications of Short Treatment 32. The Theoretical Structure of Psycho-Analysis 33. The Mind: Topography and Mechanisms 34. Criticism and Future Outlook. Glossary. Index.
About the author
Charles Berg (1892-1957)
Summary
First published in 1948 Dr Berg had an extraordinary flair for presenting a difficult subject in a most realistic and attractive manner, without sacrifice of scientific essentials. In spite of its novel and entertaining method of exposition, the book covers a surprisingly wide field – the whole field of clinical psychology – and more.
