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Human goodness : origins, manifestations, and clinical implications / edited by Salman Akhtar.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Margaret S. Mahler series.
- Margaret S. Mahler Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Altruism.
- Kindness.
- Forgiveness.
- Helping behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (151 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Each human heart possesses positive attributes such as altruism, kindness, concern, gratitude, and forgiveness. "Human Goodness" explores the origins of these traits through the use of clinical vignettes to help mental health professionals see their clients in refreshingly new ways.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Human Goodness; Chapter Two: Do 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?; Chapter Three: On Human Goodness; Chapter Four: A Therapist's Maternal Altruism; Chapter Five: The Altruistic Omnipotent Mother; Chapter Six: Kindness, Altruism and Forgiveness; Chapter Seven: Some Unconscious Variables at Play in Human Goodness; Chapter Eight: In Favor of Good and Bad Objects; References; Index; Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4422-4424-0
- OCLC:
- 905920345
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