Understanding human nature

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adler, Alfred, 1870-1937., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxfordshire, England ; New York : Routledge 2013.
London ; New York : 2013.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Psychology Revivals
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797942106719
Table of Contents:
  • 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