Karen von Kunes traces Milan Kundera's creative ideas to a 1950 police report filed in Stalinist era Czechoslovakia. Demonstrating how this incident influenced Kundera's literary trajectory and ultimately contributed to his acclaim as a writer, von Kunes interprets his work in a new way.
Emergent Systems Theory as an Integrative Framework
Lisa J. Cohen introduces an integrative model of divergent treatments for personality pathology. Implications for assessment, diagnosis and treatment are discussed and illustrated with case examples.
The Spiritual Dimensions of Psychological Type Theory
In Personality, Religion, and Leadership, Christopher F. J. Ross and Leslie J. Francis contend that knowledge of Jungian psychological type theory and Jungian archetypes can help religious leaders build a religious community that welcomes all personality types, while continuing their personal spiritual journeys during times of stress and success.
Reframing Autism as an Alternative Form of Consciousness
Pythiism: Reframing Autism as an Alternative Form of Consciousness is the first new major theory of autism since 1944. It asserts that autism is based, not in the brain, but in the psyche: where mind interfaces with matter - a seismic shift in focus from empirical to intuitive observation.
Exploring Narcissistic and Borderline States of Mind
Pathologies of the Self draws on almost 40 years of clinical practice to explore the nature and structure of human identity. In this fascinating book Phil Mollon explores narcissistic phenomena in both the clinic and everyday life, demonstrating the illusory nature of the self, and showing how, beneath our defences, we are all 'borderline'.
Acclaimed for its wisdom and no-nonsense style, this authoritative guide has now been revised and expanded with 50% new content reflecting a decade of advances in the field. Distinguished psychiatrist Joel Paris distills current knowledge about borderline personality disorder (BPD) and reviews what works in diagnosis and treatment. Rather than ......
Bringing together prominent scholars, this authoritative volume considers the development of personality at multiple levels--from the neuroscience of dispositional traits to the cultural shaping of life stories. Illustrated with case studies and concrete examples, the Handbook integrates areas of research that have often remained disparate. It ......
Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness
Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT's conceptual underpinnings (including its six mini-theories), empirical evidence base, and practical ......