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Beyond the Frustrated Self
Barbara Dowds
其他書名
Overcoming Avoidant Patterns and Opening to Life
出版Routledge, 2018-05-11
主題Psychology / GeneralPsychology / Mental HealthPsychology / Psychotherapy / GeneralPsychology / Movements / Psychoanalysis
ISBN04299114249780429911422
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=NX1aDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.