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The machinery of the mind

by Violet M. Firth

Chapters (26)

THE MACHINERY OF THE MIND: FOREWORD 0:00
INTRODUCTION 3:22
CHAPTER I THE PHYSICAL VEHICLE OF CONSCIOUSNESS 5:50
CHAPTER II THE EVOLUTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 8:47
CHAPTER III HOW AN IDEA ENTERS THE MIND 10:20
CHAPTER IV THE ORGANISATION OF THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE MIND 12:42
CHAPTER V THE ORGANISATION OF THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE MIND 18:04
CHAPTER VI COMPLEXES 21:52
CHAPTER VII THE INSTINCTS 26:45
CHAPTER VIII THE SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCT 30:45
CHAPTER IX DISEASES OF THE SELF-PRESERVATION INSTINCT 33:47
CHAPTER X THE REPRODUCTIVE INSTINCT 35:10
CHAPTER XI DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPRODUCTIVE INSTINCT 37:07
CHAPTER XII DISEASES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE INSTINCT 39:40
CHAPTER XIII SUBLIMATION 42:43
CHAPTER XIV MALADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 47:28
CHAPTER XV CONFLICT 51:51
CHAPTER XVI REPRESSION 54:49
CHAPTER XVII DISSOCIATION 57:38
CHAPTER XVIII SYMBOLISATION 1:00:12
CHAPTER XIX PHANTASIES, DREAMS, AND DELUSIONS 1:02:34
CHAPTER XX PSYCHOTHERAPY 1:07:52
CHAPTER XXI PSYCHOANALYSIS 1:09:21
CHAPTER XXII HYPNOSIS, SUGGESTION, AND AUTOSUGGESTION 1:16:18
CHAPTER XXIII THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGY 1:21:43
CHAPTER XXIV CONCLUSION 1:26:27

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Narrator: Eleanor — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length: 1 hr 33 min
Language: English
Added: November 2, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain