Conditions of Nervous Anxiety and their Treatment

This antiquarian book contains Wilhelm Stekel’s 1923 treatise on nervous anxiety, "Conditions of Nervous Anxiety and their Treatment". A fascinating and informative analysis on the subject, this book will appeal to those with an interest in psychology and psychoanalysis, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “The Nature of Repression”, “Basic Concepts of Anxiety Neurosis”, “Clinical Picture of Anxiety Neurosis: The Anxiety Attack”, “Clinical Picture of Anxiety Neurosis: Anxiety Neurosis with Cardiac Phenomena”, “Clinical Picture of Anxiety Neurosis: Digestive Disturbances”, etcetera. Wilhelm Stekel (1868 - 1940) was an Austrian psychologist and physician. He was an early follower of the seminal Sigmund Freud, often described as Freud's most distinguished pupil and commonly hailed as one of the founding fathers of modern psychoanalytical methodology. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.