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Book SynopsisThis breakthrough book presents, for the first time, the scientific underpinnings of the unconscious. Whereas clinical psychologists embrace the world of the mind and neuroscientists examine the physiology of the brain, neither approach alone can adequately explain the magnificent nuances of this remarkable organ or the realm of the unconscious. Here Dr. Joseph, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of both neuroscience and clinical psychology, weds these two seemingly disparate disciplines into one, generating one of the most astonishing books of our time. He offers compelling stories that show the extent to which humans are unaware of the intense power of our right brains and limbic systems. Although our left brain devises seemingly rational reasons for our choices and behaviour, most of us have barely any conception of the stranger that lurks within our right brain. When we humans select a mate or act in a self-defeating manner at work or at home, what forces are truly
Table of Contents* Introduction: The Unconscious Mind I Neurodynamics * Freud, Jung, and the Evolution and Duality of the Mind and Brain * Right Brain - Left Brain and the Conscious and Unconscious Mind * Right-Brain Unconscious Awareness: Socialization, Self-Image, Sex, and Emotion * Right-Brain Limbic Language and Long-Lost Childhood Memories * The Split Brain: Two Brains, Two Minds, and the Origin of Thought * The Limbic System and the Most Primitive Regions of the Unconscious * Speculations on the Evolution of Mind, Woman, Man, and Brain II Psychodynamics * The Four Ego Personalities and the Unconscious Child and Parent Within * The Unconscious Child Within * Unconscious Conflicts between Child, Parent, and Self * Unconscious Parent and Child Repetition Compulsions * Repetition and Rejection: Dreaming, Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, and the Seeking of Failure * Love, Criticism, Sex, and Abuse III The Defense Mechanisms * Reaction Formation and the Defense Mechanisms * The Misinterpretation of Needs: Limbic Needs * Self-Deception and Denial * Projection and the Modeling of Abuse IV Applications * Choice and Responsibility * Notes
