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Pierre Janet and His Psychology of Action: Beyond Trauma and Dissociation

Pierre Janet and His Psychology of Action: Beyond Trauma and Dissociation

Ortu, Francesca
Van Der Hart, Onno

Hardcover

General PsychologyMental Health

PREORDER - Expected ship date January 19, 2027

ISBN10: 103231558X
ISBN13: 9781032315584
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 19 2027
Pages: 296
Language: English

Pierre Janet and His Psychology of Action offers a historical, theoretical, and clinical reconstruction of Pierre Janet's psychology of conduct, understood as a science of action.

The book presents Janet's work as a sustained attempt to ground psychology in the observation and analysis of action, with direct relevance for clinical practice. It follows the development of his thought across biographical, institutional, and scientific contexts, showing how his concepts emerged from the interplay between clinical observation, theoretical formulation, teaching, and therapeutic intervention. Particular attention is given to Janet's dynamic model of psychological force and tension, his hierarchical organization of conduct, and his analyses of hysteria, psychasthenia, trauma, dissociation, and psychotherapy. The volume presents Janet's psychology on its own terms, emphasizing the coherence of his conceptual vocabulary and the continuing relevance of his work for contemporary debates on trauma, dissociation, and psychological healing and treatment.

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