num_pages: 256
description: A protégé of Freud, Rank parted ways with his mentor over the controversial theory in this book—that the emotional disorder known as anxiety neurosis is caused by profound psychological trauma which occurs at birth. Thought-provoking coverage of infantile anxiety, sexual gratification, neurotic reproduction, religious sublimation, other topics.
language: English
title: The Trauma of Birth
titlecomplete: The Trauma of Birth
genres: Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Psychoanalysis
ratings_count: 201
publisher: Dover Publications