Human goodness : origins, manifestations, and clinical implications /

Each human heart possesses positive attributes such as altruism, kindness, concern, gratitude, and forgiveness. Human Goodness explores the origins of these traits through the use of clinical vignettes to help mental health professionals see their clients in refreshingly new ways.

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Other Authors: Akhtar, Salman, 1946 July 31-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781442244245
1442244240
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Human Goodness; Chapter Two: Do Psychoanalysts Know What's Good for Them? If So, Why are They Always Arguing about It? If Not, How Do They (and We) Know What's Good for Us?; Chapter Three: On Human Goodness; Chapter Four: A Therapist's Maternal Altruism; Chapter Five: The Altruistic Omnipotent Mother; Chapter Six: Kindness, Altruism and Forgiveness; Chapter Seven: Some Unconscious Variables at Play in Human Goodness; Chapter Eight: In Favor of Good and Bad Objects; References; Index; Contributors.