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Silent Virtues
Patience, Curiosity, Privacy, Intimacy, Humility, and Dignity
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Ideal for readers interested in psychoanalysis, psychology, and philosophy, as well as mental health professionals seeking deeper understanding of subtle psychological qualities that influence wellbeing and therapeutic practice.
Silent Virtues addresses six areas of mental functioning, namely, patience, curiosity, privacy, intimacy, humility, and dignity. Each of the areas is elucidated with the help of clinical, literary, and cultural material. This important book by a renowned author will appeal to all readers with an interest in psychoanalysis.
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Silent Virtues addresses six areas of mental functioning: patience, curiosity, privacy, intimacy, humility, and dignity. Each area is elucidated with the help of clinical, literary, and cultural material.
The book introduces a series of novel ideas, including:
(i) The distinction between patience as a component of the therapeutic attitude and the exercise of patience as a specific technical intervention.
(ii) The description of the five psychopathological syndromes involving curiosity: excessive, deficient, uneven, anachronistic, instinctualized, and false curiosity.
(iii) The description of four psychopathological syndromes (failed, florid, fluctuating, and false) involving intimacy.
(iv) The discourse on the importance of humility in selecting patients and in deciding upon the longevity of our professional careers.
(v) The description of three forms of dignity (metaphysical, existential, and characterological) and the various ways in which they affect psychoanalytic technique.
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Anne J. Adelman, Ph.D, praises Akhtar's engaging and intimate style, noting how he illuminates the interior psychic experiences shaping our being with wisdom and generosity. She highlights his deft blend of poetry, personal stories, and clinical insights. The book's refreshing approach advocates focusing on what fosters mental healthβthe 'silent virtues'βrather than solely on pathology.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781138332157
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 September 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 600g
Pages: 180
About the Author
Salman Akhtar, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College, and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has served on the editorial boards of many psychoanalytic journals and has published over 90 books, including eleven collections of poetry. He is the recipient of the prestigious Sigourney Award (2012) For Outstanding Contributions to Psychoanalysis.
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