Psychanalysis, starting a hundred years ago as a therapeutic process, quickly evolved into a broader theory regarding the internal structure of humans and intersected with Philosophy, Anthropology, Ethnology, Linguistics, and Pedagogy, simultaneously illuminating other fields of human thought and activity, such as literature, theater, and the arts.

For those who wish to gain a valid access to Psychanalysis, the book by the famous New York psychoanalyst Charles Brenner is always considered timely, as it introduces the reader to Freudian thought in a concise and simple manner – avoiding dangerous simplifications.

The basic assumptions of determinism and the existence of the unconscious with its drives, the local and structural view of the psychic apparatus, the concepts of psychic conflict, desire, dreams, and the data of the psychopathology of everyday life are presented vividly and, enriched with numerous examples, are made understandable even to those with minimal knowledge.

For the Greek edition, it was deemed necessary to add the essential comments in each chapter to make the psychoanalytic concepts even more accessible, and also to include an extensive biography of Freud, so that the reader can understand the various aspects of the life of the founder of Psychoanalysis and how these influenced the evolution of his thought.

Finally, in the selected readings, an epistemological evaluation of Psychanalysis is attempted.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]