Citation

Brenner C. Psychoanal. Q. 2008; 77(3): 707-717.

Affiliation

New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, New York, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18686788

Abstract

Freud explained certain fundamentally important aspects of mental motivation by assuming the existence of two drives, one libidinal and the other aggressive/destructive. Elements of this theory that seem invalid are identified and discussed, and revisions are proposed that appear to have more validity and greater clinical usefulness.

Language: en