Work and Its Inhibitions: Psychoanalytic Essays

by Charles W. Socarides (Editor), Selma Kramer (Editor)

Examines work inhibitions that revolve around problems of entitlement, narcissistic conflicts, the relationship to external objects, and fears of performance, with sections on theoretical and clinical considerations. Section I looks at the work principle, ambition and its relation to work, leisure, child development and its pertinence to work, creative work and its relation to internal objects, and Freud. Section II offers papers on areas including writer's block, stage fright, and body image. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

276 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1996

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[Добромир Илиев · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable book!