Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression

ISBN-13: 9781032590066 / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Adrian Perkel

Opis

Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression is a neuropsychoanalytic and scientific exploration of aggression and argues for its central role in psychopathology and the genesis of individual symptoms, as well as in broader systemic conflicts and violence.

 

Recenzje

"This book is an essential read for clinicians who work psychotherapeutically with individuals, couples and families, as well as for academics and the general reader interested in deepening their understanding of how the two psychic drives, sexuality and aggression, interact and can affect individuals, communities, and humanity as a whole. The author presents complex psychoanalytic and neuroscientific ideas in an uncomplicated and straightforward way, effortlessly deepening our understanding of historical and current geo-political aggressions from a theoretical and neurobiological viewpoint."

Dr Amita Sehgal, MA, PhD, Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, The Balint Consultancy, London.

"Dr Perkel offers us an outstanding exploration of human aggression that draws on selected psychoanalytic and neuroscientific sources.　 Particularly impressive is the way in which he weaves clinical and sociohistorical material into his theoretical discussion.　 Sophisticated in its arguments yet eminently readable, this book will be of great value to students and practitioners in the mental health professions and the social sciences.

Dr Barnaby B Barratt, PhD, DHS, ABPP, IPA Psychoanalyst (Research & Training), Sexuality Consultant - Somatic Psychologist.

Spis treści

Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Freud’s Incomplete Theory Chapter 2 The Development of Subject – "I" Chapter 3 Beyond the Pleasure Principle Chapter 4 Science and the Psyche Chapter 5 Perversion of the Inner Guardian Chapter 6 Geopolitics Meets Freud Chapter 7 A Unifying Theory – Symptoms and Implications Chapter 8 Concluding Comments

O autorze

Dr Adrian Perkel (D.Phil) is a registered practising clinical psychologist based in Cape Town. Since 1989, he has been lecturing, writing, supervising other professionals, and practicing psychotherapy. His work is deeply informed by psychoanalysis and neuroscience.