| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 186 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; ABSTRACT Elements of self-destruction; CHAPTER ONE Introduction to the phenomenonof self-destructiveness; CHAPTER TWO Pursuing that which withdraws from us; CHAPTER THREE The emerging consciousness of self-destructiveness in history and psychology; CHAPTER FOUR Bion: the ghosts of abandoned meaning and formless destructiveness; CHAPTER FIVE Heidegger: the eclipse of the sacred and the darkening of the world; CHAPTER SIX Contemporary manifestations of self-destructiveness; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion and discussion. |
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CHAPTER EIGHT Limitations and suggestions for future researchREFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Why are humans, who are motivated by self-preservation, also motivated to engage in behaviors that threaten and even extinguish their existence? The present work has given thought to this question and examined the phenomenon of self-destruction through the perspectives of empirical psychology, psychoanalysis, analytical psychology, as well as existential-phenomenological psychology. The themes included in this book are: the emerging understanding of self-destructiveness in culture, religion, philosophy, and psychology; Bion's investigation into the self-destructive capacity of the mind; Heideg. |
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Self-destructive behavior.
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Optimism.
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Positive psychology.
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Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
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Self-destructive behavior. (OCoLC)fst01111606
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781780490595 |
| ISBN |
9781782410676 (electronic bk.) |
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1782410678 (electronic bk.) |
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