"Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex" by Sigmund Freud is a book that explores Freud's ideas about human sexuality. It looks at unusual sexual behaviors, sexuality in children, and how these things affect adult sexual behavior and mental health issues. The book starts by challenging common ideas about sexual urges, like the idea that children don't have them. Freud compares sexual desire to hunger, showing that there are many different kinds of sexual behaviors and problems. He discusses things like homosexuality and attraction to children or animals. The book also emphasizes how important early sexual experiences are, arguing that what happens during childhood greatly affects a person's future desires and actions, setting the stage for Freud's ideas in the book.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
By Sigmund Freud
A groundbreaking, turn-of-the-century study examines the hidden world of human desire, childhood experiences, and the roots of adult behavior.
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About the AuthorSigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.
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