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steds's review against another edition
3.0
Read for trauma class. Interesting to think on. Pivotal start for trauma studies
adampilled's review against another edition
3.0
This book is un-teachable, insane text. BPP is a complete revamp of Freud’s earlier Psychoanalytic framework that thoroughly deconstructs his late 19th century meta-psychology. Enter the Death Drives.
3/5
3/5
andredias's review against another edition
4.0
"Beyond the pleasure principle" is an unusual and ambiguous piece of work. Freud presents an intriguing and controversy work. In this essay, it's presented Freud's ideas about life/sexual drive instincts (Eros) and the "death drive" concept as the main notions that conduct Human life.
Eros is the analogy for sexual desires, harmony and pleasurable feelings, whereas the "Death drive" represents the deep urge for self-destruction, aggression and unpleasurable feelings. Freud describes these two opposing drives and goes beyond the simple pleasure principle that drives Human behaviour. Furthermore, he explains all these terms in a clinical and speculative perspective.
Throughout the book, it's conveyed relevant topics about Human nature - such as Biological basis for repetition compulsion, Masochism as a clinical manifestation, Independence from the pleasure principle, Child's play and Repetition compulsion. Moreover, it's highlighted the importance of the libido within pleasurable feelings.
Freud, in this essay, blasts thought-provoking thoughts, including the "Death Drive" concept. It's not an easy term to diggest. Therefore, it can be confusing and misinterpreted. It's undoubtedly true that Humanity has some sort of inertia for chaos and destruction, including on a personal level. Nonetheless, it's a vague term that lays more question than answers.
It's interesting that Freud appeals to other scholar subjects like Biology and Philosophy to try to answer his main concepts of the Human Mind.
However, Freud's work has an intrinsically Historical value, which is an important factor that must be taken into account for any enthusiast of the Psychotherapy field.
This is definitely a book that lays confusing thoughts, but it's a challenge that makes any reader question the roots of the Human condition.
rating:3,5/5 stars
Eros is the analogy for sexual desires, harmony and pleasurable feelings, whereas the "Death drive" represents the deep urge for self-destruction, aggression and unpleasurable feelings. Freud describes these two opposing drives and goes beyond the simple pleasure principle that drives Human behaviour. Furthermore, he explains all these terms in a clinical and speculative perspective.
Throughout the book, it's conveyed relevant topics about Human nature - such as Biological basis for repetition compulsion, Masochism as a clinical manifestation, Independence from the pleasure principle, Child's play and Repetition compulsion. Moreover, it's highlighted the importance of the libido within pleasurable feelings.
Freud, in this essay, blasts thought-provoking thoughts, including the "Death Drive" concept. It's not an easy term to diggest. Therefore, it can be confusing and misinterpreted. It's undoubtedly true that Humanity has some sort of inertia for chaos and destruction, including on a personal level. Nonetheless, it's a vague term that lays more question than answers.
It's interesting that Freud appeals to other scholar subjects like Biology and Philosophy to try to answer his main concepts of the Human Mind.
However, Freud's work has an intrinsically Historical value, which is an important factor that must be taken into account for any enthusiast of the Psychotherapy field.
This is definitely a book that lays confusing thoughts, but it's a challenge that makes any reader question the roots of the Human condition.
rating:3,5/5 stars
zahraidk's review against another edition
2.0
I love Freud but I’m going to give him two stars out of spite because I struggled to get through this, let alone understand it. He uses so many words to say so little.
Anyway this was compulsory reading for uni but thanks for adding to my Goodreads bro this’ll make it easier to reach my goal before the end of the year. Much appreciated
Anyway this was compulsory reading for uni but thanks for adding to my Goodreads bro this’ll make it easier to reach my goal before the end of the year. Much appreciated
morgan_blackledge's review against another edition
5.0
OMG
I’m guessing that Freud was still doing hella coke when he wrote this.
It’s kind of a hot mess.
I can’t say I enjoyed reading it.
Anyway.
Freud defined the Pleasure Principle as the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
Freud thought of this as the basic motivational drive of the ID, which was Freuds construct referring to the more animalistic or primitive aspects of human nature.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is Freuds attempt to identify other analogous principles of motivation.
Freud describes human motivation as emerging from two opposing drives:
1. Eros, which is typified by sexuality, creativity, and connection and reproduction, and 2. Thanatos, which is typified by the aggression, compulsion, and self-destruction.
Freud defines repartition compulsion as the drive to repeat a behavior or recreate an event over and over again, even when its not pleasurable.
For example, people who have been exposed to early life abuse and trauma sometimes recreate similar circumstances in their lives and reenact similar dynamics in their adult relationships.
They are ostensibly in search of a different ‘better’ outcome, refered to as a corrective experience in the parlance of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
These unconsciously sought corrective experiences are typically very elusive.
And that can mean getting unconsciously lured into increasingly destructive behaviors and dangerous situations where the traumatic event is likely to happen again and again.
It may take good therapy to identify and deconstruct these issues, so that the individual can finally have the needed corrective experiences in a healthy, more conscious, less driven form.
As I previously mentioned, the text is kind of tweaker, but those are the big takeaways (by my accounting anyway).
I think the text has immense historical value, but not a lot of therapeutic use value or validity by today’s standards.
I’m giving the text 5 stars because it’s a classic, and it feels dumb and pretentious to give it less than that.
But unless you’re interested in the history of psychology, or really into Freud, you can probably skip reading this source text, and rely on commentary and secondary sources for the important ideas.
I’m guessing that Freud was still doing hella coke when he wrote this.
It’s kind of a hot mess.
I can’t say I enjoyed reading it.
Anyway.
Freud defined the Pleasure Principle as the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
Freud thought of this as the basic motivational drive of the ID, which was Freuds construct referring to the more animalistic or primitive aspects of human nature.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is Freuds attempt to identify other analogous principles of motivation.
Freud describes human motivation as emerging from two opposing drives:
1. Eros, which is typified by sexuality, creativity, and connection and reproduction, and 2. Thanatos, which is typified by the aggression, compulsion, and self-destruction.
Freud defines repartition compulsion as the drive to repeat a behavior or recreate an event over and over again, even when its not pleasurable.
For example, people who have been exposed to early life abuse and trauma sometimes recreate similar circumstances in their lives and reenact similar dynamics in their adult relationships.
They are ostensibly in search of a different ‘better’ outcome, refered to as a corrective experience in the parlance of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
These unconsciously sought corrective experiences are typically very elusive.
And that can mean getting unconsciously lured into increasingly destructive behaviors and dangerous situations where the traumatic event is likely to happen again and again.
It may take good therapy to identify and deconstruct these issues, so that the individual can finally have the needed corrective experiences in a healthy, more conscious, less driven form.
As I previously mentioned, the text is kind of tweaker, but those are the big takeaways (by my accounting anyway).
I think the text has immense historical value, but not a lot of therapeutic use value or validity by today’s standards.
I’m giving the text 5 stars because it’s a classic, and it feels dumb and pretentious to give it less than that.
But unless you’re interested in the history of psychology, or really into Freud, you can probably skip reading this source text, and rely on commentary and secondary sources for the important ideas.
littlereadtomate's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0