Psychology for actors : theories and practices for the acting process /

Psychology for Actors is a study of modern psychology, specifically designed for the working actor and actor-in-training, that covers discrete areas of psychological theory that actors can apply to their creative process to form and connect with characters. The book investigates many post-Stanislavs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Page, Kevin, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the psychology of an actor
  • A very brief history of psychology in the West
  • Two Freuds : free association and the defense mechanisms
  • Carl G. Jung : types, archetypes, and dreams
  • Alfred Adler : inferiority and the individual
  • Karen Horney : psychoanalytic social theory
  • Erik Erikson : life span development
  • Abraham Maslow : motivation and humanistic psychology
  • Ken Wilber : integral psychology
  • Personality testing and pathology.