Understanding human nature / / Alfred Adler

• Autore: Adler Alfred <1870-1937., >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 137
• Soggetto topico: Psychology; Characters and characteristics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "First published in 1928 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Understanding Human Nature; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Preface; Translator's Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; Book I: Human Behavior; I. The Soul; The Concept and Premise of the Psychic Life; The Function of the Psychic Organ; Teleology in the Psychic Life; II. Social Aspects of the Psychic Life; The Absolute Truth; The Need for Communal Life; Security and Adaptation; The Social Feeling; III. Child and Society; The Situation of the Infant; The Influence of Difficulties; Man as a Social Being; IV. The World We Live in; The Structure of Our Cosmos ; Elements in the Development of the Cosmic PicturePerception; Memory; Imagination; Fantasy; Dreams: General Considerations; Empathy and Identification; Hypnosis and Suggestion; V. The Feeling of Inferiority and the Striving for Recognition; The Situation in Early Childhood; The Striving for Superiority; The Graph of Life and the Cosmic Picture; VI. The Preparation for Life; Play; Attention and Distraction; Criminal Negligence and Forgetfulness; The Unconscious; Dreams; Talent; VII. Sex; Bisexuality and the Division of Labor; The Dominance of the Male in the Culture of Today ; The Alleged Inferiority of WomenDesertion from Womanhood; Tension Between the Sexes; Attempts at Reform; VIII. The Family Constellation; Book II: The Science of Character; I. General Considerations; The Nature and Origin of Character; The Significance of the Social Feeling for the Development of Character; The Direction of Character Development; The Old School of Psychology; Temperament and Endocrine Secretion; Recapitulation; II. Aggressive Character Traits; Vanity and Ambition; Jealousy; Envy; Avarice; Hate; III. Non-Aggressive Character Traits; Seclusiveness; Anxiety; Faint-Heartedness ; Untamed Instincts as the Expression of Lessened AdaptationIV. Other Expressions of Character; Cheerfulness; Thought Processes and Ways of Expression; Schoolboy Immaturity; Pedants and Men of Principle; Submissiveness; Imperiousness; Mood and Temperament; Hard Luck; Religiosity; V. Affects and Emotions; Disjunctive Affects; Ange; Sadness; The Misuse of Emotion; Disgust; Fear and Anxiety; The Conjunctive Affects; Joy; Sympathy; Modesty; Appendix; General Remarks on Education; Conclusion
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding human nature
• ISBN: 0-415-82065-0; 0-203-43883-3; 1-136-70249-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452282803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Psychology Revivals