The Ego and Id - Sigmund Freud
ISBN 978-1-891396-81-6 Verdict : 👍👍 👍 This famous short book on the Id, ego and super-ego is only 88 pages, but took me a few days as I needed to think about some of the some excellent points. My favourite quote came on page 11 where he states " To contradict them at this point would lead to nothing more profitable than a war of words" - This phrase can be used in so many circumstances ? This is one of those books, due to its size, is worth reading even if you do not find psychology interesting and hence a very short review. Some points I highlighted below ; Every Individual there is a coherent organization of mental process, which we call the ego He uses the term “Visual Thinking” and “ verbal images(concepts, abstractions)” Talking about assumptions – “ I am putting forward nothing but a supposition; I have no proof to offer.” “Anxiety is the expression of a recoil from danger.”