This book was written by the seminal Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Stekel, and contains the majority of his central ideas. Hailed by its translator as "the best general introduction of its author to the English public", this rare book constitutes a must-read for any aspiring psychologists and collectors of Stekel’s prolific work. Originally published in 1921, "The Beloved Ego" is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a new introductory biography of the author. Chapters include: “The Beloved”, “Ego”, “The Fight of the Sexes”, “Doubt”, “Psychic Opium”, “The Fear of Joy”, “Envy”, “Impatience”, “Degenerate Children”, and many more. Wilhelm Stekel (1868 - 1940) was an Austrian psychologist and physician. He was an early follower of the seminal Sigmund Freud, often described as Freud's most distinguished pupil and commonly hailed as one of the founding fathers of modern psychoanalytical methodology. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.