Traumatic experience in the unconscious life of groups the fourth basic assumption

Working within the traditions of Bion, Turquet, Foulkes and Pines, and drawing on concepts and data from psychoanalysis, group analysis and sociology, this volume develops Earl Hopper's new theory of the fourth basic assumption in the unconscious life of groups and group-like social systems. Lo...

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Main Author: Hopper, Earl (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2003.
Edition:1st ed
Series:International library of group analysis ; 23.
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Summary:Working within the traditions of Bion, Turquet, Foulkes and Pines, and drawing on concepts and data from psychoanalysis, group analysis and sociology, this volume develops Earl Hopper's new theory of the fourth basic assumption in the unconscious life of groups and group-like social systems. Located within a social, cultural and political transgenerational context, Incohesion: Aggregation/Massification or (ba) I:A/M (an acronym for 'I AM' - an assertion of personal identity when identity is under threat) is based on the fear of annihilation stemming from traumatic experience. With full respect
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781283904650
9781846426391