The Widening Scope of Shame

ISBN-13: 9780881633900 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 456 str.

Lansky; Melvin R. Lansky; Andrew P. Morrison

Opis

Containing contributions from major authors currently writing on the topic, this is a comprehensive introduction to clinical and theoretical perspectives on the subject of shame. The panoramic scope of this multidisciplinary volume is evidenced by a variety of clinically and developmentally grounded chapters; by chapters explicating the theories of Silvan Tomkins and Helen Block Lewis; and by chapters examining shame from the viewpoints of philosophy, social theory and the study of family systems. A final section of brief chapters illuminates shame in relation to specific clinical problems and experiential contexts, including envy, attention deficit disorder, infertility, masochism, the medical setting, and religious experience. This collection should be of special interest to psychoanalytically oriented readers. It begins with a chapter charting the evolution of Freud's thinking on shame, followed by chapters providing contemporary perspectives on the role of shame in development, and the status of shame within the theory of narcissism. Of further psychoanalytic interest are two reprinted classics by Sidney Levin on shame and marital dysfunction.

Spis treści

Part I: Psychoanalytic Perspectives. Lansky, Morrison, The Legacy of Freud's Writings on Shame. Broucek, Shame: Early Developmental Issues Francis. Morrison, Stolorow, Shame, Narcissism, and Intersubjectivity. Michels, Rethinking Shame: Commentary on Chapters 1, 2, 3. Bacal, Shame - The Affect of Discrepancy: Commentary on Chapters 1, 2, 3. Part II: Biology, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Theory. Nathanson, Shame and the Affect Theory of Silvan Tomkins. Scheff, Retzinger, Helen Block Lewis on Shame: Appreciation and Critique. Hanson, Reasons for Shame, Shame Against Reason. Wurmser, Nietzsche's War Against Shame and Resentment. Scheff, Shame in Social Theory. Katz, The Elements of Shame. Kilborne, Hunting the (Red-Faced) Snark: Commentary on Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Part III: The Family. Levin, A Common Type of Marital Incompatibility. Levin, More About a Common Type of Incompatibility. Retzinger, Shame-Rage in Marital Quarrels. Munschauer, Shame: The Dark Shadow of Infertility. Part IV: Clinical and Religious. Lansky, Envy as Process. Nathanson, Affect Theory and the Compass of Shame. Nathanson, Attentional Disorders and the Compass of Shame. Wurmser, The Shame About Existing: A Comment About the Analysis of "Moral" Masochism. Lazare, Shame, Humiliation, and Stigma in the Medical Interview. Bader, Shame and the Resistance to Jewish Renewal.

O autorze

Melvin R. Lansky, Andrew P. Morrison