Human Goodness

Origins, Manifestations, and Clinical Implications
Herausgeber: Akhtar, Salman

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Each human heart possesses positive attributes such as altruism, kindness, concern, gratitude, and forgiveness. Human Goodness explores the origins of these traits through the use of clinical vignettes to help mental health professionals see their clients in refreshingly new ways.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781442244238
• ISBN-10: 1442244232
• Artikelnr.: 41373193

Autorenporträt

Salman Akhtar, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1Human Goodness: An Introductory Overview Salman Akhtar
MD Chapter 2Do Psychoanalysts Know What's Good for Them? If So
Why Are They Always Arguing about It? If Not
How Do They (And We) Know What's Good for Us? Elio Frattaroli
MD Chapter 3On Human Goodness: Origins and Limitations Lawrence Blum
MD Chapter 4A Therapist's Maternal Altruism Beth Seelig
MD Chapter 5The Altruistic Omnipotent Mother: A Dangerous Myth Ann Smolen
PhD Chapter 6Kindness
Altruism and Forgiveness: Three Facets of Healthy Human Relatedness Shahrzad Siassi
PhD Chapter 7Some Unconscious Variables at Play in Human Goodness Jodi Brown
MD Chapter 8In Favor of Good and Bad Objects: A Concluding Commentary Andrew Smolar
MD References Index About the Editors and Contributors