Ego, Hunger and Aggression: A Revision of Freud's Theory and Method

Essential reading for any serious student of Gestalt therapy, Perls' first book (originally published in South Africa in 1942) contains the seeds of Gestalt therapy's theoretical foundations and introduces such concepts as the "hunger instinct" and "oral aggression" and "oral resistance." Includes a comprehensive historical introduction by Gestalt Journal Press publisher Joe Wysong.