Mind : a psychological orientation. / Willem J. Pinard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinard, Willem J., author.

Series:

PsycBOOKS.

PsycBOOKS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Mind

Place of Publication:

Boston : Forum Pub. Co, 1959.

Summary:

"This book is no cut and dried anthology of psychological data, but an absorbing adventure into the deep recesses of consciousness which make up the human mind. Topics examined include: psychology as a necessity of modern life; psychology as a science; the nature of mind and mental energy; motivation; mental conflict and the escape mania; the causation and structure of mental illness; mental health and self-understanding; the emotions; emotional control; the feeling of insignificance; defense mechanisms; the psychology of work and play; the psychology of dreams; religion as a motivating force; the driving forces of war; dynamics of suggestibility; the individual as part of the group; group consciousness and personality structure; unconscious bondage; mysticism; the transfiguration of intelligence; productive thinking and creative living; the path of communion; superconscious thought; and transmutation through love"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Notes:

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