The Cradle of Violence: Essays on Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Literature

by Stephen Wilson

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This collection of essays focuses on the unconscious roots of human behaviour in a range of settings: the consulting room, the small group, the workplace, the therapeutic community and the GP's surgery.
The author draws upon psychoanalytic theory to examine the psychological preconditions for violent behaviour stemming from a failure in courage. He observes that in violence there is an attack not only on the victim, but on the perpetrator's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:185302306X

ISBN13:9781853023064

Release Date:July 1995

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Psychology Social Science Social Sciences

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