The Origins Of Unhappiness


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The Origins Of Unhappiness


The Origins Of Unhappiness
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Author : David Smail
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

The Origins Of Unhappiness written by David Smail and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Affective disorders categories.


Through his examination of how visible and invisible social power - institutions, politics, the Establishment - wields an influence over our lives often beyond our immediate control, Smail leads us to a clear understanding of distress.'



The Origins Of Unhappiness


The Origins Of Unhappiness
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Author : David Smail
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-08

The Origins Of Unhappiness written by David Smail and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Psychology categories.


It is the main argument of this book that emotional and psychological distress is often brought about through the operation of social-environmental powers which have their origin at a considerable distance from those ultimately subjected to them. On the whole, psychology has concerned itself very little with the field of power which stretches beyond our immediate relations with each other, and this has led to serious limitations on the explanatory power of the theories it has produced. To illustrate this, typical cases of patient distress in the 1980s are examined. The decade when the right-wing of politics proclaimed there was no such thing as society gave rise to psychological distress across social classes, as long-standing societal institutions were dismantled. This is as much a work of sociology, politics, and philosophy, as it is of psychology. Fundamentals of an environmental understanding of distress are outlined. A person is the interaction of a body with the environment.



The Origins Of Unhappiness


The Origins Of Unhappiness
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Author : David John Smail
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

The Origins Of Unhappiness written by David John Smail and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Affective disorders categories.




The Origins Of Unhappiness


The Origins Of Unhappiness
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Author : Taylor & Francis Group
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-31

The Origins Of Unhappiness written by Taylor & Francis Group and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-31 with categories.




Power Interest And Psychology


Power Interest And Psychology
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Author : David John Smail
language : en
Publisher: Pccs Books
Release Date : 2005

Power Interest And Psychology written by David John Smail and has been published by Pccs Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Psychology categories.


Smail establishes a compelling framework that makes sense of our emotional distress as the outcome of contextual, social pressures.



How To Survive Without Psychotherapy


How To Survive Without Psychotherapy
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Author : David Smail
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-08

How To Survive Without Psychotherapy written by David Smail and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Psychology categories.


This book is directly aimed at sufferers of mental distress. The book's aim is to remove from sufferers the burden of 'fault' for their pain and to demystify some of the practices that surround the 'treatment' of mental illness. It is not exactly a self-help book because it is a false claim of any 'treatment' of mental illness that 'cure' can be brought about by exercise of will. Much of what causes mental distress is lack of power and resource, outside the control of the sufferer. Surviving without psychotherapy involves the appreciation of several things. First, the limited nature of therapeutic assistance - whilst clarification and support may help the sufferer understand his/her predicament and encourage the use of what resources the sufferer has, therapy cannot change the distal root causes of distress. Second, that only socio-political solutions can address some of the most powerful causes of distress, e.g., redundancy, housing and poverty. In sounding a cautionary note about psychoanalysis, Smail observes that mental distress is far more about money than sex.



Illusion And Reality


Illusion And Reality
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Author : David Smail
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-08

Illusion And Reality written by David Smail and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Psychology categories.


This work challenges the notion that anxiety and depression amount to a mental illness denoting that something is wrong with the individual sufferer. Instead, anxiety and depression are described as perfectly rational responses to difficulties in the sufferer's world, experienced subjectively by that person. An essential contrast is drawn between objective conceptions of normality (what reality ought to be as per commercial and other objectifying sources) and the reality of the individual's subjective experience of the world (abuse, unemployment, and so on). Chapters include tackling the myth of normality; examining shyness; and analysing the way in which assumptions behind the use of language can foster anxiety and depression. The book's primary purpose is to explain the meaning of anxiety as experienced by the sufferer. These insights also lead to a view, by way of secondary purpose, that the role of the therapist is not in 'curing' the individual, but rather to negotiate demystification and to provide insight into the effects of the problems in the sufferer's world, based on the sufferer and the therapist's shared subjective understanding.



Taking Care


Taking Care
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Author : David Smail
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-08

Taking Care written by David Smail and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-08 with Psychology categories.


Taking Care established the author as an important social and political analyst whose background happened to be in clinical psychology. In this work the author develops the analysis of mental illness, and psychology in general, in the contexts of society, power and interest. People's experience is embodied in the world in which they exist. Notwithstanding the claims of some, psychology cannot, in the same way that magic cannot, change the nature of that experience fundamentally. At best, psychotherapy might provide a degree of understanding about that limitation. The historical relationship between psychology and magic is examined. The socio-political and economic structures of the society in which we live have the greatest influence on mental health, as on many other matters. Therefore, the individuation of focus in psychology on personal relationships, happiness, and sexuality can significantly miss the point. We need to develop political and social structures that 'take care' of people, to enable them to have meaningful 'public' lives.



The Origins Of Happiness


The Origins Of Happiness
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Author : Andrew E. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-27

The Origins Of Happiness written by Andrew E. Clark and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with Business & Economics categories.


A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life course What makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, including income, education, employment, family conflict, health, childcare, and crime. The Origins of Happiness offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more healthy, happy, and whole.



Civilization And Its Discontents


Civilization And Its Discontents
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Author : Sigmund Freud
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 1994-01-01

Civilization And Its Discontents written by Sigmund Freud and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Psychology categories.


(Dover thrift editions).