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DIFFERENT aspects of life, such as the fight of the sexes, psychic opium, the fear of joy, the unlucky dog, to select but a few, are some of the topics of the series of essays which constitute this book. Each chapter discusses special symptoms which, in particular cases, reveal that the personality has been thrown out of perspective, and the proffered solution is that love of the self is the fundamental cause of the disturbance. Loye at first sight is love of the self as reflected in another, and even the person who is always disproportionately unlucky is so, because his self-love demands that he must be unique in some one direction. The author admits his indebtedness to the work of Freud, and regards it as a step towards a new psychotherapy, but believes that sexuality has been overemphasised by Freud's followers. He aims at showing the part played by the self. The essays are in popular form and are certainly interesting and embody much sound advice.
The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche.
By Dr. W. Stekel. Authorised Translation by Rosalie Gabler. Pp. xiv + 237. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., Ltd., 1921.) 6s. 6d. net.
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The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche . Nature 110, 805 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110805c0
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