Beyond the frustrated self : overcoming avoidant patterns and opening to life / by Barbara Dowds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowds, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avoidance (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book foregrounds the life struggles of an individual, Brenda, in such a way that argument and theoretical exploration arise organically out of experience. The "frustration" of the title is traced to avoidant attachment - pretending not to need others. In Brenda this is associated with a body-energy pattern that is both over-charged and over-contained, generating a self-frustrating process. Such a repressive defence works against her, so that she experiences her life as dry, soulless, and uncreative. A variety of existential difficulties are traced to how such core developmental issues interact with our socio-cultural environment. A way forward is outlined: play and finding meaning are identified as transformational hubs that bring wellbeing into Brenda's life and restore her capacity for experiencing.

Contents:

part I. The frustration of aliveness

part II. Impingement and loss of self

part III. Thrownness and limitation : navigatin the social world

part IV. Beyond frustration : towards integration and well-being.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 28, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-91142-4

0-429-89719-7

0-429-47242-0

1-78241-189-5

9780429472428

OCLC:

870587647