Transcending self-interest : psychological explorations of the quiet ego / edited by Heidi A. Wayment, Jack J. Bauer.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Wayment, Heidi A.

Bauer, Jack J.

Conference Name:

Quiet Ego Conference (1st : 2005 : Northern Arizona University)

Series:

Decade of behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egoism--Congresses.

Egoism.

Self-interest--Congresses.

Self-interest.

Self--Congresses.

Self.

Ethics.

Ego.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics.

Ego.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2008]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"For decades social scientists have observed that Americans are becoming more selfish, headstrong, and callous. Instead of lamenting a cultural slide toward narcissism, Transcending Self-Interest: Psychological Explorations of the Quiet Ego provides a constructive framework for understanding--and conducting research on--both the problems of egocentrism and the ways of transcending it. Heidi A. Wayment and Jack J. Bauer have assembled a group of contributors who are helping to reshape how the field of psychology defines the self in the 21st century. In the spirit of positive psychology, these authors call us to move beyond individualistic and pathological notions of self versus other. Their theories and research suggest two paths to this transcendence: (a) balancing the needs of self and others in one's everyday life and (b) developing compassion, nondefensive self-awareness, and interdependent self-identity. At the end of these converging paths lies a quiet ego--an ego less concerned with self-promotion than with the flourishing of both the self and others. Readers will find in this volume inspiration not only for future work in psychology but also for their own efforts toward personal development"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

1 The Psychology of the Quiet Ego / Jack J. Bauer, Heidi A. Wayment 7

Part I Putting the Ego Into Perspective 21

2 The Lure of the Noisy Ego: Narcissism as a Social Trap / W. Keith Campbell, Laura E. Buffardi 23

3 A Terror Management Perspective on the Quiet Ego and the Loud Ego: Implications of Ego Volume Control for Personal and Social Well-Being / Spee Kosloff, Mark J. Landau, Daniel Sullivan, Jeff Greenberg 33

4 In Search of the Optimal Ego: When Self-Enhancement Bias Helps and Hurts Adjustment / Virginia S. Y. Kwan, Lu Lu Kuang, Belinda X. Zhao 43

5 Taming the Wild Ego: The Challenge of Humility / Julie Juola Exline 53

6 From Egosystem to Ecosystem: Implications for Relationships, Learning, and Well-Being / Jennifer Crocker 63

Part II The Importance of Awareness in Quieting the Ego 73

7 Beyond Me: Mindful Responses to Social Threat / Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan, J. David Creswell, Christopher P. Niemiec 75

8 Individual Differences in Quiet Ego Functioning: Authenticity, Mindfulness, and Secure Self-Esteem / Michael H. Kernis, Whitney L. Heppner 85

9 Self-Compassion: Moving Beyond the Pitfalls of a Separate Self-Concept / Kristin D. Neff 95

10 The Role of Awareness and Autonomy in Quieting the Ego: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective / Christopher P. Niemiec, Richard M. Ryan, Kirk Warren Brown 107

11 Motivation, Threshold for Threat, and Quieting the Ego / Holley S. Hodgins 117

Part III The Importance of Others in Quieting the Ego 125

12 Hierarchy Among Selves: An Implication for Relations With Persons Versus Groups / Lowell Gaertner, Constantine Sedikides, Michelle Luke, Jonathan Iuzzini 127

13 Allo-Inclusive Identity: Incorporating the Social and Natural Worlds Into One's Sense of Self / Mark R. Leary, Jessica M. Tipsord, Eleanor B. Tate 137

14 Perspectives on the Self in the East and the West: Searching for the Quiet Ego / Derrick Wirtz, Chi-yue Chiu 149

15 The Collective and Compassionate Consequences of Downward Social Comparisons / Heidi A. Wayment, Erin M. O'Mara 159

16 Collective Angst: How Threats to the Future Vitality of the Ingroup Shape Intergroup Emotion / Michael J. A. Wohl, Nyla R. Branscombe 171

17 Beyond the Individualistic Self: A Framework for Prosocial Motives and Judgments / M. Audrey Korsgaard, Bruce M. Meglino 183

Part IV Developmental Perspectives on Quieting the Ego 197

18 How the Ego Quiets as It Grows: Ego Development, Growth Stories, and Eudaimonic Personality Development / Jack J. Bauer 199

19 Homonegativity and the Lesbian Self: Portraits of the Ego as Either Transcender or Occluder of Negative Social Stereotypes / Ed de St. Aubin, Kim Skerven 211

20 Self-Development Through Selflessness: The Paradoxical Process of Growing Wiser / Monika Ardelt 221

21 Generativity, the Redemptive Self, and the Problem of a Noisy Ego in American Life / Dan P. McAdams 235.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2009 dcunns

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Original

ISBN:

1433803402

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