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'''''The Primal Scream''''' ([[1970]]) is a book by Dr. [[Arthur Janov]], the inventor of [[Primal Therapy]], sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy". |
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'''''The Primal Scream''''' ([[1970]]) is a book by Dr. [[Arthur Janov]], the inventor of [[Primal Therapy]]. It is subtitled, '''Primal Therapy: The Cure for Neurosis''.' Janov dedicated it to, 'my patients, who were real enough to recognize that they were sick and wanted to end the struggle, and to the youth of the world - the real hope of mankind.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 5}}</ref> On the acknowledgments page, Janov thanked his then wife Vivan Janov, the 'person who truly made this book possible.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 7}}</ref> Some editions featured [[Edvard Munch]]'s painting ''The Scream'' on the cover. |
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The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, which centres on his 'discovery' of the Primal Scream. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by admitting the pain. The book stirred controversy at the time by identifying many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis. |
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''The Primal Scream'' contains an introduction, twenty one chapters, two appendixes, a bibliography and an index. |
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Arthur Janov has published many books about Primal Therapy, including an update of his first book called ''The New Primal Scream: Primal Therapy Twenty Years On''. The therapy is still offered at two centers in Los Angeles, USA. |
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The introduction describes how Janov heard a remarkable scream from one of his patients, a twenty-two year old college student who he identified with the pseudonym Danny Wilson. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> Janov likened the scream to what one might hear from a person about to be murdered. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> Janov suggested that the scream could 'change the nature of psychotherapy as it is now known.' <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> According to Janov, despite the fact that neither his patient nor he himself could see the sense in such a childish act, he asked Wilson to call out "Mommy! Daddy!". <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> After some reluctancce and hesitation, Wilson followed Janov's instruction. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 9}}</ref> As a result, Wilson became upset, had convulsions, and finally uttered a loud scream. Following the scream, Wilson declared that he could feel. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> Several months later, Janov tried the same thing on another patient, who also screamed. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> According to Janov, the patient then gained insights and seemed to understand himself. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 10}}</ref> Janov developed [[Primal Therapy]] as an outgrowth of his explanations of the changes he observed in his patients. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 11}}</ref> |
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''The Primal Scream'' identified many behaviors as symptoms of neurosis, including [[homosexuality]]. The index contains a total of twenty-one references to homosexuality. Homosexuality is one of the main subjects dealt with in chapter seventeen, 'Sexuality, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality.' Janov compared homosexuality to drug addiction, and denied that homosexual acts are sexual, insisting that they are a denial of real sexuality. <ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur. |last=Janov |year=1977 |title=The Primal Scream |publisher=Abacus |location=New York |id= ISBN 0-349-11834-5 |pages= pp. 302}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Primal Therapy]] |
[[Primal Therapy]] |
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==References== |
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===Books=== |
===Books=== |
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*Janov, A. ''The Primal Scream'' (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9 |
*Janov, A. ''The Primal Scream'' (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9 |
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*Janov, A. ''The New Primal Scream'' (1992) ISBN 0-942103-23-8 |
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===External links=== |
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*[http://www.primaltherapy.com Dr. Arthur Janov's Primal Center home page] |
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*[http://www.primalinstitute.com/ The Primal Institute directed by Vivian Janov] |
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*[http://www.primalrevivre.ch/ The primal center in Geneva in Europe of Ansermot Myriam] |
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*[http://www.debunkingprimaltherapy.com Debunking Primal Therapy website]. |
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Revision as of 04:01, 30 April 2008
The Primal Scream (1970) is a book by Dr. Arthur Janov, the inventor of Primal Therapy, sometimes wrongly called "primal scream therapy".
The book summarises Janov's clinical work to that point, which centres on his 'discovery' of the Primal Scream. Janov's theory holds that accumulations of emotionally painful events (Primal Scenes) permanently affect psychological health, and that resolution (and hence cure) can come about only by reliving those experiences in therapy, and resolving them by admitting the pain. The book stirred controversy at the time by identifying many behaviours, including homosexuality, as symptoms of neurosis.
Arthur Janov has published many books about Primal Therapy, including an update of his first book called The New Primal Scream: Primal Therapy Twenty Years On. The therapy is still offered at two centers in Los Angeles, USA.
See also
References
Books
- Janov, A. The Primal Scream (1970) ISBN 0-349-11829-9
- Janov, A. The New Primal Scream (1992) ISBN 0-942103-23-8