Description

Human Goodness: Origins, Manifestations, and Clinical Implications focuses on the positive attributes that exist in each human heart. In this volume eight distinguished clinicians elucidate the notion of human goodness and devote their attention to subjects including altruism, kindness, concern, gratitude, and forgiveness. The origins of these valuable traits in the crucible of childhood experience are fleshed out and the therapeutic relevance of these ideas is illustrated with numerous clinical vignettes. As a result, this exceptional, tightly edited book is replete with material leading mental health professionals to see their clients in fresh and increasingly helpful ways.

Table of Contents

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

Product details

Published 05 Nov 2014
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 150
ISBN 9781442244238
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 233 x 163 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Salman Akhtar

Contributor

Salman Akhtar

Contributor

Lawrence Blum

Contributor

Jodi Brown

Contributor

Elio Frattaroli

Contributor

Beth J. Seelig

Contributor

Shahrzad Siassi

Contributor

Andrew Smolar

Contributor

Ann G. Smolen

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