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On Freud, by Michael S. Trupp, garners the essence of Freud's thinking in a mere 84 pages, two of which are taken up by references. As modest as that may seem, Trupp's knowledge, skill, and wit make for pleasant reading. Complex terms and concepts, which we as analysts ponder anddebate, are cogently and clearly illuminated.
On Freud is part of a philosophy series geared to educate the general public about a range of thinkers from Plato to such modern figures as Foucault. Undertaking the task of writing about Freud for high school and college students, Trupp employs a writing style and examples well suited to his audience.
Describing in deft strokes the cultural and scientific climate of the late nineteenth century, Trupp provides the reader the historical background necessary for an appreciation of Freud's thinking. Key psychoanalytic concepts, including trauma, hallucinatory wish fulfillment, acting out, andthe psychosexual stages of development are discussed in this little book, as are such major topics as transference, resistance,