The sufferings of neurosis and psychosis are for us a schooling in the passions of the soul, just as the beam of… — Jacques Lacan Copy Share Image
The fact that millions of people share the same vices does not make these vices virtues, the fact that they share so… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Psychoanalytic theory is the most stupendous intellectual confidence trick of the twentieth century and a terminal product as well-something akin to a… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
“As with good history, good psychoanalytic interpretations must also make sense, pull together as much of the known data as possible, provide… — Stephen A. Mitchell Copy Share Image
Learning to listen, letting people finish their sentences, and most of all, the habit of noticing the difference between what people say… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
Narcissist: psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst; considered to be the manifestation of a dire mental… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
“The narcissistic gratifications involved in psychoanalytic training, such as professional advancement, the unconscious misuse of the therapeutic relationship as an expression of… — Otto F. Kernberg Copy Share Image
In my opinion, advocating, allowing and practicing psychiatric and psychoanalytic dogmas within the church is every bit as pagan and heretical (and… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
The application of psychoanalysis to sociology must definitely guard against the mistake of wanting to give psychoanalytic answers where economic, technical, or… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Psychoanalytic categories such as "neurosis", "psychosis", "mania", and "fixation" have become part of our everyday psychological vocabulary and we now routinely interpret… — Ray Brassier Copy Share Image
