Summary of Anthony Storr's Solitude a Return to the Self

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#1 The emphasis on intimate interpersonal relationships as the touchstone of health and happiness is a relatively recent phenomenon. Earlier generations would not have rated human relationships so highly, believing that the daily round should provide all we need to ask.

#2 Psycho-analysis has changed over the last century, and now emphasizes the importance of the patient’s relationship with the psychoanalyst. The theory of sexual development, from infancy onward, which Freud postulated as a consequence of his investigations, is the foundation of the edifice of psycho-analysis.

#3 Freud believed that neurosis originated from the circumstances of a patient’s early childhood. The task of the psycho-analyst was to facilitate the recall of traumatic memories, which had been repressed because they were painful or shameful.

#4 Freud originally believed that transference was a curse, but over time he realized that it was the key to his patients’ healing. Today, most forms of psychotherapy are focused on helping patients fix their relationships with other people.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822507449

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The emphasis on intimate interpersonal relationships as the touchstone of health and happiness is a relatively recent phenomenon. Earlier generations would not have rated human relationships so highly, believing that the daily round should provide all we need to ask.

#2

Psycho-analysis has changed over the last century, and now emphasizes the importance of the patient’s relationship with the psychoanalyst. The theory of sexual development, from infancy onward, which Freud postulated as a consequence of his investigations, is the foundation of the edifice of psycho-analysis.

#3

Freud believed that neurosis originated from the circumstances of a patient’s early childhood. The task of the psycho-analyst was to facilitate the recall of traumatic memories, which had been repressed because they were painful or shameful.

#4

Freud originally believed that transference was a curse, but over time he realized that it was the key to his patients’ healing. Today, most forms of psychotherapy are focused on helping patients fix their relationships with other people.

#5

The patient’s attitude toward the analyst is an important source of information about previous relationships. If the patient is able to make relationships with other people that are on equal terms and free from anxiety, there will be no difficulty in expressing instinctual drives and achieving sexual fulfillment.

#6

The focus of analytical treatment is on the patient’s total emotional attitude toward the analyst, not just on the events of early childhood. The analyst must recognize the reality of such feelings and the irrational and distorted elements of the