Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (The Writings of Anna Freud, Vol. 2, 1936) [Hardcover]

Anna Freud (Author)

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• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: International Universities Press; Revised edition (December 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823668711
• ISBN-13: 978-0823668717
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Turns 60, December 19, 2005

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This review is from: Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (The Writings of Anna Freud, Vol. 2, 1936) (Hardcover)

Next year is the 60'th anniversary of this classic text of the daughter of Sigmund Freud. A great opportunity to pick up this booklet for a (re-)read. The writing is clear, lucid and quite dense. The reading is full of invitations for further thoughts and reflections about the various defense mechanisms with special emphasis on the ego. The style is friendly in the best sense.

The only problem is its high information density. Other authors write books about the contents of a single chapter. This might lead to some exhaustion, if you are not deep in the Freudian terminology. But everything is explained and the work spent will be well rewarded.