The Origins of Unhappiness

A New Understanding of Personal Distress
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-32601-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

It is the main argument of this book that emotional and psychological distress is often brought about through the operation of social-environmental powers which have their origin at a considerable distance from those ultimately subjected to them. On the whole, psychology has concerned itself very little with the field of power which stretches be

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smail, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction -- Psychology and Distress – The Story So Far -- ‘When I Was Little’ – The Experience of Power -- Bodies and Worlds – The Field of Power -- Case Study: The 1980s -- Help -- A Rational Faith -- Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Smail, David