Arthur Janov

Arthur Janov (born August 21, 1924 in Los Angeles , † October 1, 2017 in Malibu ) was an American psychologist and author . He became internationally known through his 1970 published the first book The Primal Scream (Dtsch. The primal scream , found) the wide circulation.

biography

Janov studied at the University of California, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Claremont at the Graduate School in Sozialpsychiatrischer work . He worked for a few years as a Freudian psychotherapist , from 1952 to 1967 in his private practice. He gained public interest with his book Der Urschrei ( The Primal Scream ). In it he described the phenomenon of catastrophic early childhood experiences and experiences, which he referred to as primal pain (German: " primal pain "). In his books Janov describes his development of primary therapy (ger .: Primal Therapy ) as the only effective psychotherapy. In his opinion, only psychotherapies that take into account the psychophysical connections of so-called mental illnesses and allow deep feelings can bring about permanent and measurable changes in behavior. According to Janov, pain from early childhood is not only the basis for psychological, but also physical illness. Janov dealt with researching and analyzing primal pain in the psychotherapeutic environment of neuroses and psychoses.

He gave lectures, trained students and published about the primary therapy he had developed. Since 1989, together with his second wife, France Janov, he has directed his second institute (The Janov Primal Center) in Santa Monica ( California , USA ). The original institute he founded with his first wife Vivian Janov will be continued by her. Janov died on October 1, 2017 at the age of 93.

Works

Books

• 1970: The Primal Scream. Putnam's Sons, New York 1970.
• 1971: The Anatomy of Mental Illness. Putnam's Sons, New York 1971.
• 1972: The Primal Revolution. Toward a real world. 1972, ISBN 0-671-21641-4 .
• 1973: The Feeling Child. Publishing house Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671220225 (1975).
• 1975: Primal Man. The New Consciousness. 1975, ISBN 0-690-01015-X .
• 1980: Prisoners of Pain. Unlocking the Power of the Mind to End Suffering. 1980, ISBN 0-385-15791-6 .
• 1984: Imprints. The Lifelong Effects of the Birth Experience. 1983, ISBN 0-399-51086-9 .
• 1991: The New Primal Scream. Primal Therapy 20 Years on. 1991.
• 1996: Why You Get Sick and How You Get Well: The Healing Power of Feelings. 1996, ISBN 0-787106852 .
• 2000: The Biology of Love. 2000, ISBN 1-573928291 .
• 2005: Grand Delusions. Psychotherapies Without Feeling. 2005.
• 2006: Sexualité et subconscient: Perversions et déviances de la libid. English-language manuscript title: Sex and the Subconscious , 2006, ISBN 2-268057208 .
• 2006: Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health. 2006, ISBN 1-56414-916-1 .
• 2007: The Janov Solution: Lifting Depression Through Primal Therapy. 2007, ISBN 1-58501-111-8 .
• 2011: Life Before Birth: The Hidden Script That Rules Our Lives. NTI Upstream Publisher, Chicago 2011, ISBN 978-0-9836396-0-2 .
• 2016: Beyond Belief: Cults, Healers, Mystics and Gurus - Why We Believe . Reputation Books, 2016, ISBN 0986203173 .

Books in German

• 1973: The primal scream. A new way of psychotherapy. Translator Margaret Carroux. S. Fischer, 1973. Fischer-TB 1975-1993 (108th thousand), ISBN 3-596262860 .
• 1974: The Anatomy of Neurosis. The scientific foundation of the primal scream therapy. Translated by K. Deserno. S. Fischer, 1974, 1976, 2016, ISBN 3-596311802 .
• 1974: The liberated child. Principles of primary therapeutic education. Translated by Willi Köhler, S. Fischer, 1974, 2016, ISBN 3-596312078 .
• 1976: Revolution of the psyche. Applications and successes of primary therapy. Translated by Monika Kruttke. S. Fischer, 1976, 2016, ISBN 3-100367049 .
• 1977: The New Consciousness. The main work of the founder of primary therapy. Translated by Monika Kruttke, S. Fischer, 1977, 2016, ISBN 3-100367057 .
• 1981: caught in pain. Liberation through mental powers. Translated by Aurel Ende, S. Fischer, 1981 (8th thousand), 2016, ISBN 3-596311799 .
• 1984: early issues. The lifelong effects of childbirth experience. Übers. Joachim Frank, S. Fischer, 1984, 2016, ISBN 3-596312736 .
• 1993: The new primal scream. Advances in Primary Therapy. Translated by Elke Scheidt. Fischer-Taschenbuch, 1993, 2016, ISBN 3-596312752 .
• 2012: Prenatal Awareness. The secret script that governs our lives. Translated by Wiebke Krabbe, Scorpio-Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 3-942166844 .

New editions

• Anatomy of neurosis. The scientific foundation of the primal scream therapy . ISBN 978-3-596-31180-4 .
• The freed child. Principles of primary therapeutic education . ISBN 978-3-596-31207-8 .
• The new consciousness. The main work of the founder of primary therapy . ISBN 978-3-596-31274-0 .
• The new primal scream. Advances in Primary Therapy . ISBN 978-3-596-31275-7 .
• Early coins . ISBN 978-3-596-31273-3 .
• Caught in pain. Liberation through mental powers . ISBN 978-3-596-31179-8 .
• Revolution of the psyche. Primary Therapy Successes . Fischer publishing house. ISBN 978-3-596-31178-1 .

Quote

"You have to go through the pain if you are on the way to healing, and not everyone can or wants to."

- Arthur Janov

Trivia

In 1970, in response to primal scream therapy, John Lennon wrote the song "Mother", in which he dealt with the pain of losing his mother in a car accident. The song ends in a chorus of rather painful screams.

literature

• Hansjörg Hemminger . Escape to the inner world. Primary therapy as childhood meditation , Ullstein Verlag , Berlin 1983, ISBN 978-3-550-07683-1 .

Web links

• Arthur Janov, 93, Dies; Psychologist Caught World's Attention With 'Primal Scream' obituary by Margalit Fox on the New York Times website(October 2, 2017).
• Debunking Primal Therapy Critical side from a former employee or therapist who worked for Janov, among others.
• Interview with Arthur Janov. Published on February 22nd, 1980 in the weekly newspaper " Die Zeit ".
• Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition Blog by Arthur Janov (Engl.).
• Literature by and about Arthur Janov in the catalog of the German National Library
• The Janov Primal Center Website of the second institute founded by Arthur Janov.
• The Primal Institute Website of the original institute, directed by Vivian Janov.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arthur Janov, 93, Dies; Psychologist Caught World's Attention With 'Primal Scream' .
2. ^ The Passing of A Great Man Posting in Janov's blog, "Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Simple Truth is Revolutionary" (October 1, 2017).
3. ^ The Janov Primal Center Website of the second institute founded by Arthur Janov.
4. ↑ Janov, The New Primal Scream. Fischer-TB, 1993, p. 262.