Depression : self-consciousness, pretending, and guilt / Ernest Keen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keen, Ernest, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression, Mental.

Guilt.

Self-consciousness (Sensitivity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most studies of depression focus on the psychiatric or medical interpretation of the experience. Sadness and guilt are human experiences, Keen argues, not disease symptoms. They involve the intricate layers of enacting a style for others, of coping with moral crises, and enduring disappointment. Depression tells us of life and death, good and evil, but not sickness and health.Keen begins with human consciousness, in contrast to the non-reflective consciousness of animals. It becomes clear that the social meanings of being depressed complicate and may even obscure the experiences of sadness and guilt that must be lived through and survived in human depression. The uniquely human and moral content is highlighted; the dysfunction of disease is demystified. Of particular interest to practitioners, professors, and students involved with psychology.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Prologue

vii

Introduction

xi

Chapter One

Duplicity and Pretending

1

Chapter Two

Volition

17

Chapter Three

Pretending and Depression

29

Chapter Four

Depression and Meaning

41

Chapter Five

Loss, Anger, Fear, Longing, and Guilt

57

Chapter Six

Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Pretending

71

Chapter Seven

Notes on Morality and Ontology

85

Chapter Eight

Guilt and Depression

99

Notes

113

Bibliography

123

Name Index

129

Subject Index

133.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-127) and indexes.

ISBN:

9798400639272

9780313006869

0313006865

OCLC:

614529758