• The Primal Scream

  • Primal Therapy: The Cure for Neurosis
  • By: Arthur Janov
  • Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
  • Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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The Primal Scream

By: Arthur Janov
Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
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Publisher's summary

First published in 1970, The Primal Scream challenged all existing forms of therapy of its time by presenting a new approach to psychological trauma-based psychotherapy, based on Janov's theory that neurosis is caused by the repressed pain of childhood trauma.

©1970 Arthur Janov (P)1970; 2018 Dove Audio; Phoenix Books

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very interesting

I say for dysfunctional children who are living a dysfunctional life due to their dysfunctional u p bringing, this is definitely a must read.

too bad I can attend this therapy

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"The hercularian task is to be what you are not"

Janov describes the methodology and theory behind a therapy he created called "primal therapy" that is designed to allow the patient freedom through reliving and expressing the pain of a formative childhood memory. The uncovering and feeling of these "primals" leads the patient to healing in his own life that he has been living in service of that child that felt unloved, rejected, hurt, etc. Janov makes a point to say that "this therapy is dangerous in untrained hands". Patients in the primal state become easily manipulated, so the track record of this therapy is unsurprisingly low. The Freudian backbone of the argument seems legitimate. The author is insightful, and provides us with many quotable lines. I plan on reading more of his work.

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