Abstracts Accepted

FREUDIAN THEORY & CONSCIOUSNESS

This paper aims at taking at fresh look at Freudian psychoanalytical theory from a modern perspective. Freudian psychology is a science based on the unconscious (id) and the conscious (ego). Various aspects of Freudian thinking are examined from a modern perspective and the relevance of the psychoanalytical theory of consciousness is projected. Does psychoanalysis and the unconscious have something to teach us about consciousness? Approaching Freud from a historical, psychoanalytical, anthropological and sociological perspective, we look at how Freudian theory may contribute to a better understanding of consciousness. We also look at psychoanalytical psychotherapy and its contribution to a better understanding of body mind dualism and consciousness as a whole. Ego psychology is considered in the present day context and it is synthesized with various psychological studies to give us a better understanding of consciousness. 

Key Words: Freud; Psychoanalysis; Consciousness; Ego psychology
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2nd Workshop MBC 27TH Nov 2009