| Description |
1 online resource |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 10, 2015). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Historical and conceptual overview -- Philosophical roots : self-consciousness/reflexivity -- Philosophical roots : intentionality/transcendence -- Loneliness and phenomenology -- Psychological roots of loneliness -- Loneliness and language -- The unconscious and the subconscious -- Therapeutic measures. |
| Summary |
Loneliness is much more than just feeling sad or isolated. It is the ultimate ground source of unhappiness-the underlying reality of all negative human behavior that manifests as anxiety, depression, envy, guilt, hostility, or shame. It underlies aggression, domestic violence, murder, PTSD, suicide, and other serious issues. This book explains why the drive to avoid loneliness and secure intimacy is the most powerful psychological need in all human beings; documents how human beings gravitate between two motivational poles: loneliness and intimacy; and advocates for an understanding of loneliness. |
| Subject |
Loneliness -- Philosophy.
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Loneliness -- Psychological aspects.
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Consciousness.
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PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mijuskovic, Ben. Feeling Lonesome: The Philosophy and Psychology of Loneliness. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, ©2015 9781440840289 |
| ISBN |
9781440840296 (electronic bk.) |
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1440840296 (electronic bk.) |
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