Thoughts on Ahmed Fayek's article
"The centrality of the system Ucs in the theory of psychoanalysis": Setting the record straight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19421010 |
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| Authors | George Frank (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 521-524 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychoanalytic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0736-9735 • E-ISSN: 1939-1331 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0736-9735.24.3.521 |
| OpenAlex | W2126949312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Freud’s first formulation about the structure of the mind was a tripartite theory of awareness— conscious, preconscious and unconscious—referred to as “the system unconscious.” Fayek (2005) addresses the fate of this construct, pointing out that it is no longer used as Freud construed it. Fayek gives reasons for this eventuality: assertions I question. I offer an alternative explanation
Centrality · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Highly cited | No |
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