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This book deals with a great variety of aspects of 'Work' and the disturbances in the individual which lead to inhibition of his working capacity and to his failure in life. An attempt is made to demonstrate attitudes towards 'work' from various angles: the sociological, sociopsychological, psychological, and clinical, on the basis of depth psychology. The author starts with a philosophical treatise about the concept of work and ends with a discussion of the 'Schicksal' psychological problems underlying the failure and success in the life of the individual.
In the Western culture, work in everyday life is all-important and the culture is based on the work of the individual and of social groups. Work is a wide field for the individual's general gratification and with this aspect in mind the author shows its psychodiagnostic, psycho-hygienic and psychotherapeutic value. His ideas and postulates have grown out of his practical work and he substantiates them with case histories. In a book of this size a great deal is attempted in a small space; some restriction in approach would have added to its unity without detracting from its value. Analytic terminology is used freely and S. Freud, Anna Freud, Abraham, Fenichel, and some other psycho-analytic authors are frequently quoted and mentioned.