The Psychology of Day-Dreams
London / New York: George Allen & Unwin / Macmillan, 1921.
First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #17212
Light tone with random foxing, 2" chip removed from top of front free endpaper with number stamp remaining, 1932 owner's signature at bottom of front paste-down, edgewear. Solid hardcover. ; First American Edition, First Printing, from English sheets. Julian Varendonck (1879–1924) was a prominent Belgian psychoanalyst best known for his pioneering work on the conscious, fore-conscious, and unconscious interactions of the mind. His foundational research primarily mapped out how affective memories and everyday wishes drive wandering thoughts, fantasies, and imagery. The Psychology of Day-Dreams explored how chains of thought can occur without conscious interference or directed will. Sigmund Freud wrote the introduction, praising Varendonck’s self-observation of his own mind for shedding light on the mechanics of dreams and parapraxes (Freudian slips). Varendonck distinguished between "intentionally directed reflection" and "freely wandering or phantastic thinking". He emphasized how emotions and memories trigger spontaneous chains of ideas. ; 367 pages.
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