Edward a Strecker (66 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third Edition. new York, 1952; tan cloth covered boards; mild spine edge wear; gray illustrated jacket in good condition with edge and corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 473 pages.

Hardcover. Sixth Printing. 303 pp, the book and contents are clean and tight, the dust jacket has some wear and a stain on the upper rear cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. According to the authors this is a guided course of reading on problems, psychological mechanisms, and the dynamics of personality. They state that there seems to be a general need for a more intelligent understanding of mental hygiene. The understanding of adjustment or maladjustment, efficiency or inefficiency, success or failure, satisfying and worthwhile lives or empty, unsatisfactory, and pathetic existence, mental health or mental illness. This volume offers some elementary information about behavior and moving forces in human nature and society and some of the underlying feelings, motivations, and directions in civilization today. They continue by advising that this is a distillation of years of psychiatric practice-of helping people with adolescent, parental, vocational, marital, medical, mental and religious difficulties. Explaining elementary concepts like sensation, perception, thinking, emotion, habit, reflex and instinct. There is also important information on the personality development of the child and the importance of the formation of the superego. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good +. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition.

vg/good, edgewear/corner creases, dj heavy chip/sm tears. index. 7th printing edition. Binding is black cloth.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. pp. 1-132, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, an original paper from a larger edited volume, binding holes else VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in with edgeworn blue dj. 303 pp. including index. With a common sense approach, Dr. Bluemel simply but throoughly outlines pschiatry for the professional person. Here is a method of persona l psychotherapy that is sound and reliable with a sense of humor and a down-to-earth philosophy making it interesting reading. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. Fifth edition, copyright 1952 (earlier copyright dates of 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1947 also appear on the copyright page), J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia/London/Montreal. Hardcover in original publisher's dust jacket, 21 illustrations. The book itself is clean and tight, with no underlining, inscriptions, or other interior markings found on any page checked. The dust jacket is the source of this copy's wear: the front, back, and spine panels are scuffed and rubbed, with the printed teal ink worn through to white in several places. Both the top and bottom edges of the jacket have tearing, and a piece approximately 1 inch across is missing from the lower rear panel. The head and tail of the spine panel are frayed and chipped, exposing white board beneath. A strip of clear tape has been applied to the top of the rear panel to hold a tear together.…

hardcover. B032022; 303 pp hardcover, good contents & dustjacket, some wear & fading.

hardcover. 7th printing. B032216; 303 pp hardcover, good contents & dustjacket, some wear & fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Cover worn. Owner ink stamps on the inside of the covers and on the free end papers.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Spine tips and top corners of covers are lightly bumped. Small stain on back fly leaf. 473 pages with index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. no dust jacket. Third Edition. This hardcover edition is in good condition, with no dust jacket present. The binding is intact and sturdy. The cover shows minor wear consistent with its age, including slight scuffing and a small stain. The pages are clean, with no inscriptions or library markings.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Edition. Fundamentals of Psychiatry by Edward A. Strecker is a mid-20th-century foundational text designed to make psychiatric principles accessible to medical students, physicians, and general practitioners. Strecker emphasizes psychiatry as both a scientific and humanistic discipline, rooted in the study of physical and mental aspects of human behavior. The book aims to present psychiatric concepts in clear, practical language while maintaining clinical rigor. The Preface highlights a period of rapid advancement in psychiatry: biochemical and endocrinologic research reshaped understanding of major psychoses such as schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness, and paranoia. Traumatic neuroses prompted renewed scientific inquiry into the pharmacologic basis of emotion and physiological adaptation. Strecker stresses the growing importance of psychosomatic medicine, noting that the mind-body relationship-recognized since antiquity-has regained central relevance in modern clinical practice. The text underscores psychiatry's evolution from earlier conceptual errors toward a unified view of human functioning. It integrates biological, psychological, and social dimensions, reflecting the era's shift toward holistic mental health care. The glossary pages visible in your images show the book's practical orientation: defining key psychiatric terms such as hallucination, fantasy, endogenous, dramatization, and euphoria, providing readers with a working vocabulary for clinical observation and diagnosis. Overall, the book serves as both an introductory manual and a conceptual bridge between classical psychiatric theory and emerging scientific discoveries of the mid-1950s. THIS copy was owned by "Dr. Dayle LeBeau (Stamp on bottom edge of pages and inside front cover!) Hard cover edition with unclipped dustjacket. 213 pages. Dimensions: 5" by 7.75". Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia. Original Copyright 1942: New/Revised Edition 1943: 1st printing, 1943. B&W illustrations. Red binding. 1 Pound Media Shipping Rate. Combine items and SAVE! Genre(s): Psychology & Sociology / Medical / Education-College. (B116).…

Hardcover w/ DJ. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Very good hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wear, rips and creasing on edges, corners and spine. Clean pages. Book club edition. 8vo, 302pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, 10th Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Random House, 1952. Octavo. Hardcover. Blue topstain. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear and nicks.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third edition. 5th. Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover Book has lightly bumped corners and light wear of cover. Dustwrapper has several tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 12th. Very good 12th Printing Hardcover with dust jacket. The book has remainder mark and shelf rub of cover edges. The dustjacker has light wear of all panel edges and light fading panels. The text is clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Worn corners, boards showing Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Unstated. owner's name and date in ink.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth cover.bxiv+219 This would be 'very good' except for erasable pencil underlining and marginal lines throughout. Aside from a sm.prev.owner's sig. on fr.free endpaper and sl.spine-fading it is excellent - bright and almost unworn.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDfourth printing.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED2nd printing. Spine letters dark.

HARDBACK GREEN. General wear, light agetoning to spine, worn board corners and spine edges, light staining to endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1945 EDITION: 88.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. At Words Matter Booksellers we provide at least 3 photos of all our items in lieu of detailed, but ultimately subjective, text descriptions. These include front, side and back photos and the copyright page. We will also provide high level text information for the standard, measurable book 'dimensions' as well as any exceptions or specific items that cannot be referenced in a photo. If you have questions about any of our listings, we will be happy to answer them or provide additional information and photos. Note also that our inventory is online only. Titles are not available in a public setting. Since receipt of all items, titles were only handled 1 time for digital photographs and a condition review by this bookseller. They have been stored in a temperature and humidity-controlled home/office library and will only be handled by the bookseller to mail to the buyer (or to provide additional information or photos for the buyer). Words Matter Booksellers donates 10% of profits to The Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth (MCCY). The Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth (MCCY) was founded to address gaps in services for kids who have been abused or neglected. Through personalized services, advocacy and education--including efforts to increase literacy--the organization works to inspire multi-generational change in children and families. MCCY is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation (EIN #45-3068553).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. 1st Edition. Pages: viii + 88, octavo, hardcover, first edition. Includes bibliography. Some wear at cover edges, still Very Good. 020207A.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xiv+219; internally clean, tight & unmarked, blue cloth covers clean and unworn but spine lettering very dull.