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We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
by Eric Garcia“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language.” <p><p> With a reporter’s eye and an insider’s perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it’s like to be autistic across America. <p><p> Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media’s coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn’t look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don’t need to be fixed. <p><p> In We’re Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.
We're Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies
by Antija M. Allen Justin T. StewartIn the United States, only 6% of the 1.5 million faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions is Black. Research shows that, while many institutions tout the idea of diversity recruitment, not much progress has been made to diversify faculty ranks, especially at research-intensive institutions. We're Not Ok shares the experiences of Black faculty to take the reader on a journey, from the obstacles of landing a full-time faculty position through the unique struggles of being a Black educator at a predominantly white institution, along with how these deterrents impact inclusion, retention, and mental health. The book provides practical strategies and recommendations for graduate students, faculty, staff, and administrators, along with changemakers, to make strides in diversity, equity, and inclusion. More than a presentation of statistics and anecdotes, it is the start of a dialogue with the intent of ushering actual change that can benefit Black faculty, their students, and their institutions.
We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce
by Constance AhronsWhat is the real legacy of divorce? To answer this question, Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., interviewed one hundred and seventy-three grown children whose divorcing parents she had interviewed twenty years earlier for her landmark study, the basis of which was the highly acclaimed book The Good Divorce. What she has learned is both heartening and significant.Challenging the stereotype that children of divorce are emotionally troubled, drug abusing, academically challenged, and otherwise failing, Dr. Ahrons reveals that most children can and do adapt, and that many even thrive in the face of family change. Although divorce is never easy for any family, she shows that it does not have to destroy children's lives or lead to a family breakdown. With the insight of these grown children and the advice of this gifted family therapist, divorcing parents will find helpful road maps identifying both the benefits and the harms to which postdivorce children are exposed and, ultimately, what they can do to maintain family bonds.
Werkboek kortdurende schematherapie: experiëntiële technieken
by Jenny Broersen Michiel van VreeswijkDit werkboek is onderdeel van de behandelmethode Kortdurende schematherapie. Schematherapie is een succesvolle en bewezen effectieve methode voor de behandeling van persoonlijkheidsproblematiek. Gebruikers van dit werkboek krijgen praktische handvatten aangereikt om in therapie bewust te worden van emotionele (problematische) gebeurtenissen in het hier-en-nu en vroeger. Zij leren deze gebeurtenissen te herkennen en ermee om te gaan. Er wordt gewerkt met historische rollenspelen, meerstoelentechniek, imaginatie-oefeningen en beeldende technieken. Iedereen heeft gevoelige snaren. Deze gevoelige snaren, zogeheten schema’s, bepalen hoe mensen in het dagelijks leven functioneren. Triggering van deze schema’s kan iemand in bepaalde gemoedstoestanden (modi) brengen. Sommige mensen ondervinden in hun dagelijks leven zo’n last van hun schema’s en modi dat er sprake is van een persoonlijkheidsstoornis. In deze geactualiseerde editie van dit werkboek ligt het accent op de (therapeutische) relatie en de experiëntiële technieken uit de schematherapie. Het is zowel te gebruiken voor individuele- als groepstherapie. Kortdurende schematherapie bestaat uit een handleiding voor de therapeut, een werkboek CGT-technieken en een werkboek experiëntiële technieken. De werkboeken kunnen los van elkaar worden gebruikt of achtereenvolgend. Beide werkboeken richten zich op het verminderen van de invloed van schema’s en modi op het dagelijks leven van cliënten.
Werken in een therapeutisch milieu: Naar samenhangend behandelen in de GGZ
by C. Janzing J. KerstensIn deze zesde druk van Werken in een therapeutisch milieu ligt het accent op het nastreven van samenhang in de hulpverlening. Het behandelprincipe is daarbij een sleutelbegrip. Dit boek bespreekt het therapeutisch milieu als opzet en organisatie van psychiatrische en psychotherapeutische behandeling. Het geeft aan hoe hulpverleners samenhang in hun bijdragen kunnen nastreven, door vast te houden aan een gekozen behandelprincipe. De eerste delen belichten het therapeutisch milieu en de plaats van de patiënt en de behandelgroep daarin. Vervolgdelen richten zich op de praktijk van groepen, milieutherapeutisch werken en management.Door de vele praktische voorbeelden en oefeningen is Werken in een therapeutisch milieu een toegankelijk leerboek en naslagwerk. Het boek is primair bestemd voor verpleegkundigen en sociaalpedagogisch hulpverleners. Daarnaast is het bruikbaar in diverse opleidingen en als handboek voor hulpverleners en leidinggevenden binnen de Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg in Nederland en Vlaanderen.
Werte der Hoffnung: Erkenntnisse aus dem Hoffnungsbarometer
by Andreas M. KrafftTäglich werden wir über die Medien mit negativen Nachrichten aus aller Welt konfrontiert. Kein Wunder, dass sich viele Menschen Sorgen machen, Ängste entwickeln und pessimistisch in die Zukunft schauen. Dieses Sachbuch berichtet in anschaulicher und überzeugender Weise über die Entstehung und Bedeutung von Weltanschauungen und universellen Werten als eine wichtige Quelle von Hoffnung. Seine Wirkungskraft gewinnt dieses Werk aus der Integration von Theorie und Praxis. Der Leser erfährt über die empirischen Ergebnisse aus dem Hoffnungsbarometer, einer jährlichen, wissenschaftlich breit angelegten Umfrage über die Hoffnungen der Menschen, die in einem philosophischen und psychologischen Gesamtzusammenhang prägnant dargestellt werden. Dadurch findet der Leser Antworten auf zentrale Fragen, die zu einer zukunftsorientierten und durch Zuversicht gekennzeichneten Lebensgestaltung verhelfen können: Welche Hoffnungen, Einstellungen und Werte sind für ein erfülltes und harmonisches Leben förderlich und welche halten den Menschen in einem selbst gebauten Gefängnis fest?Was kann der Einzelne tun, um in einer bedrohlich erscheinenden Welt zu einem Leuchtturm der Hoffnung für sich und andere zu werden? Wie kann die Menschheit aus der Sackgasse von Egoismus, Angst und Konfrontation herausfinden und auf einen Weg des gegenseitigen Verständnisses, der Zuversicht und des Friedens gelangen? Zielgruppen: Alle an Hoffnung interessierten Menschen und alle, die ermutigt in die Zukunft blicken möchten. Zum Autor: Dr. Andreas M. Krafft ist Associate Researcher am Institut für Systemisches Management und Public Governance an der Universität St. Gallen. Als Co-Präsident von swissfuture, der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Zukunftsforschung, leitet er das internationale Netzwerk des Hoffnungsbarometers. Er ist Vorstandsmitglied des International Hope Institute in den USA.
Werte, Herausforderungen und nachhaltige Resilienz im internationalen Kontext: Ein interkultureller Blickwechsel aus Afrika (Studien zur Resilienzforschung)
by Akila AhouliAls Gegenbegriff zur Verletzbarkeit und Vulnerabilität profiliert sich das Resilienz-Ideal in der Forschung über und aus Afrika oft in Form der Problemlösefähigkeit und adaptiven Bewältigungskompetenz traditioneller Volkskulturen in Prozessen der Modernisierung, der Globalisierung und vor allem gegenüber den damit verbundenen sozio-ökonomischen Fehlentwicklungen, Konflikten und Krisen. Aus dem Blickwinkel der nunmehr über 50 Jahre bestehenden interkulturellen Germanistik in Afrika südlich der Sahara versuchen die im vorliegenden Band gesammelten Beiträge, sich von der im Krisen-Fetischismus quasi gefangen gehaltenen Forschungstradition zu entfernen, um sich mit Werten und Wertebildern auseinanderzusetzen, die Gesellschaften und Wissenschaften für ein positives Resilienzverständnis nachhaltig vorbereiten können. Dabei wird im Band folgenden zentralen Fragen nachgegangen: Welche positiven Werte können für vergangene, gegenwartsbezogene und zukünftige Krisensituationen fruchtbar gemacht werden? Nach welchen strategischen Mitteln werden diese Werte ausgearbeitet und übertragen? Welche Rolle spielt dabei eine afrikanische Germanistik, die sich als interkulturell versteht?
Werte, Sinn und Tugenden als Steuerungsgrößen in Organisationen: Für Fach- und Führungskräfte (essentials)
by Michaela BrohmMichaela Brohm stellt Konzepte und Strategien effektiver, wohlbefindlicher und lukrativer Organisationen vor. Sie erläutert, warum sich integre Führungskräfte mutig, gerecht und menschlich verhalten, und gibt Impulse für die werte- und sinnorientierte Individual- und Organisationsentwicklung. Wertvolle Anregungen, inspirierende Beispiele und ein umfassendes Inventar zu den Strategien werteorientierter Steuerung regen zum Transfer in die Praxis an.
Wertebasierte Gesprächsführung: Wirkprinzipien des Personzentrierten Ansatzes (essentials)
by Christiane HellwigPraxisnah erläutert die Autorin die grundlegenden Begriffe des Personzentrierten Ansatzes und seine Bedeutung für eine wertebasierte Gesprächsführung. Mit der damit verbundenen Haltung werden Menschen darin unterstützt, ihrer Motivation auf die Spur zu kommen und im wörtlichen Sinn selbst-bewusst zu handeln. Die nach dem Personzentrierten Ansatz von Carl Rogers beschriebenen Wirkprinzipien tragen maßgeblich dazu bei und werden hier mit Beispielen aus dem Coaching und dem Führungsalltag eingängig dargestellt. Sie sind Erfolgsfaktoren und das Fundament wertschätzender Kommunikation. Und sie wirken kontextübergreifend: Sie sind Grundlage für Gespräche in psychosozialen genauso wie in wirtschaftlichen Arbeitsfeldern.
Wertebasierte Gesprächsführung: Wirkprinzipien der Personzentrierten Theorie (essentials)
by Christiane HellwigPraxisnah erläutert die Autorin die grundlegenden Begriffe der Personzentrierten Theorie von Carl Rogers und ihre Bedeutung für eine wertebasierte Gesprächsführung. Auf dieser Basis wird die Relevanz der damit verbundenen humanistischen Haltung vermittelt und dargestellt, wie Menschen darin unterstützt werden können, ihrer Motivation auf die Spur zu kommen. Mit Beispielen aus dem Coaching und dem Führungsalltag wird eingängig beschrieben, wie die personzentrierten Wirkprinzipien dazu beitragen, im wörtlichen Sinn selbst-bewusster zu handeln; sie sind Erfolgsfaktoren und das Fundament wertschätzender Kommunikation. Und sie wirken kontextübergreifend: Sie sind Grundlage für Gespräche in psychosozialen genauso wie in wirtschaftlichen Arbeitsfeldern.
Wertorientierung und Sinnentfaltung im Coaching: Vorgehen und Praxisbeispiele nach dem St. Galler Coaching Modell® (essentials)
by Doris Ohnesorge Rudolf Engelbert FitzDoris Ohnesorge und Rudolf E. Fitz positionieren zunächst die These, dass Menschen sich Ziele nicht der Ziele wegen setzen, sondern weil sie Werte vermehren oder Wertverletzungen vermeiden wollen. Aufbauend darauf beschreiben die Autoren, warum und wie Werte im Zusammenhang mit Entwicklungsvorgängen der wesentliche Antrieb für Menschen sind. Diese Wirkung zeigt sich besonders im Kontext Führung, Beratung und Coaching. Werte beinhalten nämlich eine zentrale und starke Dynamik, den Sinn. Erst eine Sinnentfaltung lässt Menschen nicht nur zufrieden, sondern sinnerfüllt leben und arbeiten. Aus dieser Grundüberlegung heraus entstand das St. Galler Coaching Modell®, das auf Werteentwicklung ausgerichtet ist. Ziel der jahrelangen Evaluierung dieses Modells war es, alle entwicklungsrelevanten Elemente in Veränderungsvorgängen zu identifizieren und in ein systemisches und systematisches Modell zu übertragen.
Wertschöpfung hybrid gestalten: Geschäftsmodellentwicklung und Arbeitsgestaltung in der Digitalisierung (ifaa-Edition)
by ifaa – Institut für angewandte Arbeitswissenschaft e. V.In diesem Open-Access-Buch ist die Digitalisierung von Geschäftsmodellen anhand von Praxisbeispielen beschrieben. Dies umfasst einerseits die Entwicklung digitaler bzw. hybrider Geschäftsmodelle und andererseits die Gestaltung des Umsetzungsprozesses im Unternehmen. Dazu zählen Veränderungen an Strukturen der Aufbau- und Ablauforganisation ebenso wie an Zusammenarbeit, Führung und Kompetenzbedarf. Alle Vorgehensweisen und Lösungen sind anschaulich dargestellt. Damit verbundene Potenziale werden ebenso aufgezeigt wie kritische Erfolgsfaktoren.
West: A Journey Through the Landscapes of Loss
by Jim PerrinWest tells the story of Jim Perrin's life against the lives and deaths of his cherished wife and son, and the landscapes through which they traveled together. It is a complex and sensual love story, a celebration of the beauty and redemptive power of wild nature, and an extraordinary account of one man's journey towards the acceptance of devastating personal loss.
Westborough State Hospital (Images of America)
by Katherine AndersonOn the banks of Lake Chauncy sit the remains of the Westborough Insane Hospital, later known as Westborough State Hospital. Westborough is perhaps best known as the second homeopathic hospital for the insane in the United States and the first example of institutional reuse in the nation. The hospital's unique treatment methods put it squarely at the forefront of mental health treatment, and it was one of the last state hospitals in Massachusetts to close its doors. The pioneering African American pathologist Solomon Carter Fuller spent much of his career at Westborough studying the physical changes made to the brain by Alzheimer's. When it closed in 2010, it was the only state hospital in New England with a dedicated unit for deaf and hard of hearing patients. Though somewhat less infamous than some of its neighbors, Westborough holds a very distinctive place in the history of mental health treatment.
Wet Mind
by Stephen M. Kosslyn Olivier KoenigHow do our brains allow us to recognize objects and locate them accurately in space, use mental imagery to remember yesterday's breakfast, read, understand speech, learn to dance, and recall a new telephone number? Recent breakthroughs in brain scanning and computing techniques have allowed researchers to plumb the secrets of the healthy brain's operation; simultaneously, much new information has been learned about the nature and causes of neuropsychological deficits in animals and humans following various sorts of brain damage in different locations. In this first comprehensive, integrated, and accessible overview of recent insights into how the brain gives rise to mental activity, the authors explain the fundamental concepts behind and the key discoveries that draw on neural network computer models, brain scans, and behavioral studies. Drawing on this analysis, the authors also present an intriguing theory of consciousness. In addition, this paperback edition contains an epilogue in which the authors discuss the latest research on emotion and cognition and present new information on working memory.
Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World
by Paul Levy• Explores how wetiko covertly operates both out in the world and within our minds and how it underlies every form of self-destruction, both individual and collective • Reveals how wetiko&’s power lies in our blindness to it and examines how people across the ages have symbolized wetiko to help see it and heal it • Examines the concept of wetiko as it appears in the teachings of the Kabbalah, Hawaiian Kahuna shamanism, mystical Christianity, and the work of C. G. Jung In its Native American meaning, wetiko is an evil cannibalistic spirit that can take over people&’s minds, leading to selfishness, insatiable greed, and consumption as an end in itself, destructively turning our intrinsic creative genius against our own humanity. Revealing the presence of wetiko in our modern world behind every form of destruction our species is carrying out, both individual and collective, Paul Levy shows how this mind-virus is so embedded in our psyches that it is almost undetectable--and it is our blindness to it that gives wetiko its power. Yet, as Levy reveals in striking detail, by recognizing this highly contagious mind parasite, by seeing wetiko, we can break free from its hold and realize the vast creative powers of the human mind. Levy explores how artists, philosophers, and spiritual traditions across the ages have been creatively symbolizing this deadly pathogen of the psyche so as to help us see it and heal it. He examines the concept of wetiko as it appears in the teachings of the Kabbalah, Hawaiian Kahuna shamanism, Buddhism, and mystical Christianity and through esoteric concepts like egregores, demons, counterfeiting spirits, and psychic vampires. He reveals how visionary thinkers such as C. G. Jung, Sri Aurobindo, Philip K. Dick, Colin Wilson, Nicolas Berdyaev, and Rene Girard each point to wetiko in their own unique and creative way. He explores how the projection of the shadow self--scapegoating--is the underlying psychological mechanism fueling wetiko and examines wetiko in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, showing that we can reframe the pandemic so as to receive the lessons and opportunities embedded in it. Revealing how the power of imagination can cure the wetiko mind-virus, Levy underscores how important it is for each of us to bring forth the creative spirit within us, which helps shed the light of consciousness on wetiko, taking away its power over us while simultaneously empowering ourselves.
We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model
by L. D. Green Kelechi Ubozoh25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movement Overmedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this book gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion, like people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives to the “Mental Health Industrial Complex” and shifting the conversation from mental illness to mental health.
We've Got Issues
by Judith WarnerIn her provocative new book, New York Times-bestselling author Judith Warner explores the storm of debate over whether we are overdiagnosing and overmedicating our children who have "issues. " In Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety, Judith Warner explained what's gone wrong with the culture of parenting, and her conclusions sparked a national debate on how women and society view motherhood. Her new book, We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication, will generate the same kind of controversy, as she tackles a subject that's just as contentious and important: Are parents and physicians too quick to prescribe medication to control our children's behavior? Are we using drugs to excuse inept parents who can't raise their children properly? What Warner discovered from the extensive research and interviewing she did for this book is that passion on both sides of the issue "is ideological and only tangentially about real children," and she cuts through the jargon and hysteria to delve into a topic that for millions of parents involves one of the most important decisions they'll ever make for their child. Insightful, compelling, and deeply moving, We've Got Issuesis for parents, doctors, and teachers-anyone who cares about the welfare of today's children.
We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy: And the World's Getting Worse
by James Hillman Michael VenturaThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Soul’s Code engages in a wide-ranging dialogue that “bursts with vigorous ideas, tangents, and humor” (Library Journal).This furious, trenchant, and audacious series of interrelated dialogues and letters takes a searing look at not only the legacy of psychotherapy, but also practically every aspect of contemporary living—from sexuality to politics, media, the environment, and life in the city. James Hillman—controversial renegade Jungian psychologist and the man Robert Bly called “the most lively and original psychologist we’ve had in America since William James”—joins with Michael Ventura, cutting-edge columnist for the L.A. Weekly, to shatter many of our current beliefs about our lives, the psyche, and society. Unrestrained, freewheeling, and brilliant, these two intellectual wild men take chances, break rules, and run red lights to strike at the very core of our shibboleths and perceptions.“All sorts of fresh ideas.” —Los Angeles Times“Thought-provoking, fun, and not quite like anything else.” —Library Journal“Range[s] energetically over such subjects as psychotherapy, politics and aesthetics, method acting and postwar ideas of the self, child abuse and inner child theory, romantic love, and America’s tradition of anti-intellectualism . . . Seductive precisely because if offers two live voices actively engaged.” —The Washington Post
What a Boy Wants
by Nyrae DawnIf you adore Jennifer E. Smith's The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and Jessica Park's Flat-Out Love, you'll love this book.Courtesy of watching his mom's relationships, Sebastian Hawkins knows what girls need to do to get a guy. He has what he considers a PHD in hooking up. When he needs extra cash for a car, Sebastian starts up an online venture as The Hook-up Doctor, to anonymously help girls land the guy of their dreams. Of course, his services don't offer a happily-ever-after guarantee. He's seen firsthand getting together never means staying together. And then he falls in love... With the last girl he would expect...Totally not in his game plan. Suddenly, Sebastian finds himself muddled in the game he's always prided himself on. He can't even pick up girls at parties anymore! Why would anyone want to be in love when it turns you into a stuttering, screwed-up, mess with really lame stalker tendencies? Stalking? Totally not his gig. But the Hook-up Doctor won't let himself go down easily. He's always known how to give a girl what she wants and now it's time to figure out what a boy wants... and he definitely plans on getting it.A companion novel to What a Boy Needs.
What about me? Growing Up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling: Growing Up With A Developmentally Disabled Sibling
by Bryna Siegel Stuart SilversteinA compassionate and accessible guide on living with and caring for a developmentally disabled sibling.
What Adults Need To Know About Kids And Substance Use: Dealing With Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drugs
by Katharine SadlerPutting a difficult situation in perspective, this hands-on guide explains why youth abuse drugs, how to identify signs of substance abuse, and how to deal with the difficulties of this destructive behavior. This book includes a thorough list of the substances youth are most likely to abuse—including over-the-counter drugs and inhalants—and reproducible handouts that itemize the effects of each drug. Several scenarios are discussed, such as when a student admits to using drugs; when a student says a friend, sibling, or parent uses drugs; when to call a social worker; and when to call law enforcement. Teachers, counselors, and parents can all benefit from the helpful advice in this realistic look at working with kids and drugs in the 21st century.
What Alive Means: Psychoanalytic Explorations
by Thomas H. OgdenInternationally acclaimed for the clarity of his writing and thinking, Ogden radically reconceives psychoanalysis as a therapeutic process in which the patient is helped not only to achieve self‑understanding, but to become more fully oneself.The individual comes to experience life in a way that feels more real, more alive, more personal, more imaginative, and more one’s own. Ogden is concerned with helping the patient reclaim lost life, life that one was not able to experience when it occurred because it was too painful, too confusing, and too dangerous. Ogden pushes the envelope of psychoanalysis as he presents ways in which he rethinks the concepts of the unconscious and analytic time.He expands on what it means to be oneself in an authentic way and how clinical process can help achieve that goal. Building on Ogden’s own highly influential work on the nature of psychoanalysis, this book is essential reading for all psychoanalysts and other readers interested in expanding their understanding of contemporary analytic thinking and clinical practice.
What am I Missing?: Discover the Four Blind Spots That are Holding You Back, and How to Overcome Them
by Emma Reed TurrellOne of the UK’s best-loved psychotherapists reveals the blind spots that are clouding our judgement and affecting our relationships, and shares the tools to overcome themHave you ever had a conversation with a friend or relative that’s hit a nerve and you can’t figure out why it bothered you so much? Over the course of her 15-year career, Emma has discovered that the root of this pain and confusion often lies in a blind spot: a gap in our awareness that distorts how we perceive ourselves and our loved ones which, left unchallenged, can leave us feeling unloved, insecure or overwhelmed.In What am I Missing? Emma reveals the four blind spot profiles along with client case studies to demonstrate how they show up in daily life, and exercises to help us see past them:Are you THE GLADIATOR, determined but missing trust?THE BRIDGE, easy-going but missing authenticity?THE HUSTLER, charming but missing self-worth?Or THE ROCK, resilient but missing boundaries?Like sitting with your own therapist, What am I Missing? will help you understand yourself and your loved ones better than ever before, and gives you the keys to a happier life.*****‘This book changed my life' Elizabeth Day‘Beautifully observed, insightful and validating’ Julia Samuel'Gently powerful, helpful and hopeful' Anna Mathur
What are Perversions?: Sexuality, Ethics, Psychoanalysis
by Sergio BenvenutoThis book explores what we mean when we use the term "perversion." Are we dealing with a sexological classification, a mental disturbance, an ethical deviation, a hedonistic style, or an historical-cultural artifact? The book retraces some of the fundamental stages in the field of psychoanalytic thought-from Freud to Masud Khan, Stoller, and Lacan-and proposes an original approach: that "paraphilias" today are taken as an ethical failure of the sexual relationship with the other. The perversions signal a specific relationship with the other, who is treated not simply as a sexual object, but someone whose subjectivity is ably exploited precisely in order to get a perverse pleasure. Acts, if considered perverse, are understood as a metaphorical re-edition of a trauma, above all sexual, in which the subject (as a child) suffered the bitter experience of exclusion or jealousy.