The Primal Scream

The primal scream ( engl. The Primal Scream ) is the German -language title of the first book of the American psychologist Arthur Janov. It was published in different languages ​​beginning of the seventies of the 20th century and gained international attention. The primal scream is a psychology historically important and hotly debated in his day book, which is the basis for understanding developed by Janov Primal theory (English Primal Theory).

Content

In his first work the author describes his experiences with some of his patients and his conclusions in this respect and considerations. Due to which he developed after his published statements in the book, a novel psychotherapeutic treatment method, which he called "Primal Therapy" ( engl " primary treatment "). Janov, who worked for several years as a psychotherapist Freudian direction, describes in the book The primal scream as he passed through reactions of patients to the conclusion that the discovery of what he called " Primal Pain" ( "primary pain ", " primary pain " " Primal Pain " ) designated phenomenon " change the nature of psychotherapy as it is now known, " can. According to Janov this phenomenon is responsible for a number of so-called physical and mental impairments of people.

Effect

The book had a major influence on the zeitgeist of the 1970s and 1980s. Some works of popular culture based on it. For example, is the first album of John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band ( John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band ) a media presentation of Lennon's personal experiences of his first-line therapy with Arthur Janov. A Scottish band named after the original title of the book Primal Scream and the popular in the 1980s band Tears for Fears processed in their first album The Hurting also impressions primary therapeutic experience.

Quote

" The suffering neurotic who might think, the primary therapy should be mind-boggling or too difficult to go through them, I just want to say that the herculean task is to be what one is not. To be oneself is the simplest thing. " Arthur Janov (1970).