How Long to Read Life Studies in Psychoanalysis

How Long Does it Take to Read Life Studies in Psychoanalysis?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Life Studies in Psychoanalysis by Ahron Friedberg, M.D.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Life Studies in Psychoanalysis consists of four psychoanalytic studies, each representing a patient’s course of treatment over several years. These studies demonstrate how love, in an array of forms, is refracted through the process of psychoanalysis, which unfolds over time and reveals the complexities of human desire. The cases presented here cover topics including repressed homosexuality, a taboo desire for a sibling, obsession with a fantasy, an Oedipus complex, and transferences that become an initial obstacle to treatment. As the studies proceed, each renders the nonlinear progress of treatment, as layer upon layer of a patient’s issues are brought to light and the patient slowly, often reluctantly, comes to terms with these issues. Dr. Ahron Friedberg offers professionals techniques for encouraging patients to remain in treatment when they become resistant, demoralized, or feel like they have hit a wall. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how some patients, troubled by romantic, sexualized, fantasized, illicit, and/or uncontrollable desire, learn through psychoanalysis to accommodate their desires to what is possible and permissible in the lives that they otherwise inhabit. In this sense, the studies involve journeys from a place characterized by the epiphenomena of troubled love – grief, guilt, frustration – to one in which, through enhanced self-awareness, patients understand the sources and implications of their motivations. They come to understand why love has seemed like a minefield, and begin to find a more fulfilling path through it. Life Studies in Psychoanalysis will be of great interest to psychoanalysts in practice and in training, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, and readers looking for insight into the analytic process.

How long is Life Studies in Psychoanalysis?

Life Studies in Psychoanalysis by Ahron Friedberg, M.D. is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Life Studies in Psychoanalysis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read Life Studies in Psychoanalysis aloud.

What Reading Level is Life Studies in Psychoanalysis?

Life Studies in Psychoanalysis is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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