Lying, Cheating, and Carrying on: Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects of Dishonesty and Deceit - Couverture rigide

Akhtar, Salman; Parens, Henri

 
9780765706027: Lying, Cheating, and Carrying on: Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects of Dishonesty and Deceit
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0765706024 ISBN 13 : 9780765706027
Editeur : Jason Aronson Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

What constitutes a lie? What are the different types of lies? Why do people lie? Is dishonesty ubiquitous in human experience? And what should be done with individuals who seek pschotherapeutic help and yet can not reveal important aspects of their lives and even fabricate histories, associations, and dreams? Such questions form the backbone of this exceptional book. Starting with the emergence of the capacity to lie in childhood and the formative influence of the family in childrens moral development, the discourse goes on to include the variety of adulthood lies, including social lies, existential lies, pathological lies, narcissistic lies, and sociopathic lies. Contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts like Salman Akhtar, Harold Blum, Ruth Fischer, Lucy LaFarge, Henri Parens, and Michael Stone, along with others, explore the impact of dishonesty on the internal and external realities of an individual. Malignant forms of lies involving serious character pathology and criminality, as well as their detection, are also discussed. The books aim is to help therapists enhance their empathy with patients who are compelled to lie and to provide them with better therapeutic strategies to deal with the clinical dilemmas that arise in working with such children and adults.

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À propos de l?auteur

Salman Akhtar is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Henri Parens is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

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Éditeur
Jason Aronson Publishers
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0765706024
ISBN 13 
9780765706027
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
180
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780765706034: Lying, Cheating, and Carrying On: Developmental, Clinical, and Sociocultural Aspects of Dishonesty and Deceit

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0765706032 ISBN 13 :  9780765706034
Editeur : Jason Aronson, Inc., 2009
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