Joy, inspiration, and hope /

"Verena Kast makes the case that not only therapists and analysts but also individuals seeking growth in their own lives should give more attention to the elated emotions. Fear of excess (mania) and analytic preoccupation with grief, anxiety, and depression have together caused joy and hope to...

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Autor principal: Kast, Verena, 1943-
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
German
Publicado em: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1991.
coleção:Carolyn and Ernest Fay series in analytical psychology ; no. 1
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Sumário:
  • Foreword / David H. Rosen
  • Pt. I. A Psychology of the Emotions
  • 1. The Foolishness of the Tender-Minded?
  • 2. Feelings, Affects, and Moods
  • 3. The Interpersonal Context of Emotions
  • Pt. II. Joy
  • 4. Joy as Elevation
  • 5. Sources of Joy
  • 6. Biographical Reconstructions of Joy
  • Pt. III. Anatomy of Joy
  • 7. The Joy After and the Joy Before
  • 8. Making and Unmaking Joy
  • 9. The Shadow Side of Joy
  • Pt. IV. Inspiration
  • 10. The Existential Meaning of Mania
  • 11. Ecstasy, Inspiration, and Creativity
  • 12. Dionysus and Symbiosis
  • Pt. V. Hope
  • 13. Sisyphus's Hidden Hope
  • 14. Hope in the Realm of the Mother Archetype.