🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory

Deep dives into the unconscious mind, from Freud's foundational provocations to contemporary relational approaches. These books explore how hidden desires, defenses, and early attachments shape the self.

Dangerous Charisma

by Jerrold M. Post • 2019

A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.

3.56

186

🧠 Political Psychology 🪞 Narcissism ✨ Charismatic Leadership ⚠️ Authoritarianism 👥 Follower Psychology

Dangerous Charisma

A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.

by Jerrold M. Post 2019

3.56

186 ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 🪞 Narcissism ✨ Charismatic Leadership ⚠️ Authoritarianism 👥 Follower Psychology

Psychoanalysis and Religion

by Erich Fromm • 1959

Neurosis is private religion. The battle is submission vs. self-realization, not God vs. science.

4.06

2k+

🙏 Psychology Of Religion 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Frankfurt School ✨ Humanistic Religion 😶‍🌫️ Spiritual Alienation

Psychoanalysis and Religion

Neurosis is private religion. The battle is submission vs. self-realization, not God vs. science.

by Erich Fromm 1959

4.06

2k+ ratings

🙏 Psychology Of Religion 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Frankfurt School ✨ Humanistic Religion 😶‍🌫️ Spiritual Alienation

Personality Development and Psychopathology

by Norman Cameron • 1985

Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.

4.40

🧩 Psychopathology 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Ego Psychology 👥 Object Relations 🚨 Anxiety And Defense

Personality Development and Psychopathology

Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.

by Norman Cameron 1985

4.40

15 ratings

🧩 Psychopathology 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Ego Psychology 👥 Object Relations 🚨 Anxiety And Defense

Mothers of Psychoanalysis

by Janet Sayers • 1991

Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.

4.20

🧩 Object Relations Theory 🛡️ Ego Psychology ♀️ Feminist Psychology 🤱 Maternal Influence 🧒 Child Analysis

Mothers of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.

by Janet Sayers 1991

4.20

25 ratings

🧩 Object Relations Theory 🛡️ Ego Psychology ♀️ Feminist Psychology 🤱 Maternal Influence 🧒 Child Analysis

The Racist Fantasy

by Todd McGowan • 2022

Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.

4.51

🌍 Race And Racism 🎭 Fantasy And Ideology 💰 Capitalism And Race 📚 Critical Theory ✊ Anti-Racist Theory

The Racist Fantasy

Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.

by Todd McGowan 2022

4.51

59 ratings

🌍 Race And Racism 🎭 Fantasy And Ideology 💰 Capitalism And Race 📚 Critical Theory ✊ Anti-Racist Theory

Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams

by André Tridon • 2013

Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.

2.00

💤 Dream Psychology 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🧠 Unconscious Mind 😴 Insomnia Relief 🪞 Self-Analysis

Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams

Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.

by André Tridon 2013

2.00

2 ratings

💤 Dream Psychology 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🧠 Unconscious Mind 😴 Insomnia Relief 🪞 Self-Analysis

Only a Joke Can Save Us

by Todd McGowan • 2017

When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.

4.32

🎭 Comedy Theory 📖 Continental Philosophy 🎬 Film Analysis 🔍 Ideology Critique 🔺 Lacanian Psychoanalysis

Only a Joke Can Save Us

When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.

by Todd McGowan 2017

4.32

37 ratings

🎭 Comedy Theory 📖 Continental Philosophy 🎬 Film Analysis 🔍 Ideology Critique 🔺 Lacanian Psychoanalysis

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