The site features an overview of his theories, biography, quotes, essays and a 30 minute conversation about will therapy by lieberman, and a 45 minute lecture by psychologist sheldon solomon about otto rank. Otto rank is now widely acknowledged as the most important precursor of humanistic and existential psychotherapyinfluencing such wellknown writers as carl rogers, rollo may, and ernest becker. The excellent book the letters of sigmund freud and otto rank. His ideas stimulated new lines of investigation not only in psychology but also in social science, religion, history, and anthropology.
Otto rank was born in vienna on april 22, 1884, into a disintegrating lowermiddleclass jewish family. Otto rank and relationship therapy the clinical treatment of the problem child. In the next edition of the oxford english dictionary, rank will be credited with coining this term, which is now mistakenly thought to have been introduced by freud in 1932. In his emphasis on the here and now, new experience in the therapeutic relationship, and collaboration and creativity in the therapy process, rank was ahead of his time. Karpfwho studied with rankpresents an authoritative analysis of his pioneering work. Carl rogers person centred therapy counselling tutor. Carl rogers, otto rank, and the beyond show all authors. The art of living in otto ranks will therapy springerlink.
Like rank, whose last book was entitled beyond psychology, rogers concluded by the end of his life that there is a realm beyond scientific psychology, a realm he came to prize as the transcendent, the indescribable, the spiritual. Will therapy by otto rank, 1978, norton edition, in english will therapy 1978 edition. Otto rank never founded a school of psychology like freud and jung did, but his influences can be found everywhere. In his book the trauma of birth, rank stated that birth was extremely traumatic and that one spent his or her whole life trying to recover from the experience of being born and harshly.
In the psychology and psychotherapy of otto rank, social psychologist fay b. Will therapy by otto rank meet your next favorite book. In this book, rank proposed that the childs preoedipal relationship to the mother was the prototype of the therapeutic relationship between analyst and patient. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Otto rank was a renowned austrian writer, teacher and psychoanalyst. He does not give many case examples, so the book is best suited for experienced therapists or those in training receiving supervision. First published in 1924, otto ranks the trauma of birth took as its starting point a note that freud added to his the interpretation of dreams.
Otto rank, original name otto rosenfeld, born april 22, 1884, vienna, austriahungary now in austriadied october 31, 1939, new york city, new york, u. Otto ranks approach to psychotherapy, developed after his separation from freud, encourages living life fully in spite of death and limitation. Turner, 1950 was incomplete and somewhat inaccurate. Unlike sigmund freud, his mentor, rank viewed religion. Regrettably it is out of print, since it presents his approach to therapy in wonderful detail. Although rank is now widely acknowledged as the most important precursor of humanistic and. The birth of clientcentered therapycarl rogers, otto rank. Otto rank 18841939 the embryo project encyclopedia.
The spirit of otto rank, from whom clientcentered therapy originated, lived on in the mind, heart, and soul of carl rogers. Publication date 1978 topics psychoanalysis, neuroses publisher new york. Freudian system he was one of sigmund freuds first students he laid particular emphasis on the birth trauma as a source of neuroses and made special studies of the influence of myths. Psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, teacher, otto rank 18841939 wrote on such subjects as the artist, myth, the hero, sexuality, guilt, dreams, neurosis, and the technique and history of psychoanalysis. Moreover, the act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety. The book inspired millions with its neverthelesssayyestolife attitude as frankl, who was interned at auschwitz in the fall of 1944, urged stoic suffering in the years following the holocaust.
A compilation of twentytwo essays delivered in america between 1924 and 1938, it begins with a brief yet spirited foreword by rollo may and a helpful and detailed chronology of ranks life by robert kramer. Beyond psychology was his first book in english, and it contains the results of a lifetime of. The psychology and psychotherapy of otto rank bookshare. Born in vienna as otto rosenfeld, he was one of sigmund freuds closest colleagues for 20 years, a prolific writer on psychoanalytic themes, an editor of the two most important analytic journals, managing director of freuds publishing house and a creative theorist and therapist. It was during his tenure at rochester that rogers became strongly influenced by a socialworker colleague who had studied under the psychotherapist otto rank. A leading disciple and confidant of freud, otto rank revolutionized the field of psychoanalytic theory in the trauma of birth 1924. Inside psychoanalysis focuses on the early career of otto rank, one of freuds most gifted disciples.
The topics he covered include separation and individuation, projection and identification, love and will, relationship therapy, and neurosis as a. Rank was the first to use the term preoedipal in a public psychoanalytic forum in 1925 rank, 1996, p. Reprint the significance of psychoanalysis for the mental sciences. Secondly, we know much more about carl rogers now than we did before. He served as an editor of two of the most significant analytic journals as well as managing director of the publishing house run by sigmund freud. This article examines the early writings of friedrich nietzscheand otto rank in terms of harold blooms notion of an anxiety of. As a theorist of personality and of creativity, his work is well known, but his. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A pupil, colleague, and early follower of freud and later one of his chief dissenters, rank settled in america in 1933 for a sabbatical leave devoted to therapy and teaching. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Alive, fresh, and stimulating, the theme of the double comprises the issues of identity, narcissism, and the fear of deathactually the core of human existence. He has had a significant impact on carl rogers, a more subtle one on the older adler, as well as fromm and horney, and an influence on the existentialists, especially rollo may. During the midtwentieth century, pioneering european clinicians like otto rank, karl jaspers, medard boss, and ludwig binswanger were among the first to apply existential principles to the. Rogers also came across the work of jessie taft, one of the key female voices in the development of personcentred therapy.
Otto ranks 1996 a psychology of difference is his first new book in over fifty years. Born on april 22 nd, 1884, in vienna, he was a very ardent writer on concepts and theories of psychoanalysis. Otto rank 115 followers born in vienna as otto rosenfeld, he was one of sigmund freuds closest colleagues for 20 years, a prolific writer on psychoanalytic themes, an editor of the two most important analytic journals, managing director of freuds publishing house and a creative theorist and therapist. Handwritten note found in box 14b of rank collection, rare book and manuscript library, columbia university. The trauma of birth by otto rank, a readers journal. A biographical study based on notebooks, letters, collected writings, therapeutic achievements and personal associations. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Otto rank, an austrian psychoanalyst lived from 1884 to 1939. Otto rank 18841939 wrote the present work at the height of his creative powers, betweenwill therapy andart and artist. Ranks book is primarily a study of the double as it appeared in striking examples in german, french, russian, english, and american literature from goethe to oscar wilde. Here he presents a sweeping history of psychologyindividual and socialfrom the animistic era to psychoanalysis. Will therapy the norton library english and german. His father is said to have been indifferent to the family and to have drunk.