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| '''''The Primal Scream''''' (]) is a book by Dr. ], the inventor of ] |
'''''The Primal Scream''''' (]) is a book by Dr. ], the inventor of ], sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy". | ||
| The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, with Janov claiming to have found the cure for neurosis. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by feeling the pain. The book identified many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis. | |||
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For other uses, see Primal Scream (disambiguation).The Primal Scream (1970) is a book by Dr. Arthur Janov, the inventor of Primal Therapy, sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy".
The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, with Janov claiming to have found the cure for neurosis. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by feeling the pain. The book identified many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis.
See also
References
Books
- Janov, A. The Primal Scream (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9
External links
- Dr. Arthur Janov's Primal Center home page
- The Primal Institute directed by Vivian Janov
- The primal center in Geneva in Europe of Ansermot Myriam
- Debunking Primal Therapy website.