Beyond the Frustrated Self : Overcoming Avoidant Patterns and Opening to Life

Name: Beyond the Frustrated Self
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9781782200529
Price: 7100 KES
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ISBN: 9781782200529

by Barbara Dowds

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1782200525

ISBN-13 9781782200529

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Karnac Books

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 10th, 2014

Print length 304 Pages

Weight 442 grams

Dimensions 23.10 x 15.40 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)Psychotherapy Psychotherapy

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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.

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