Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression is a neuropsychoanalytic
and scientific exploration of aggression and argues for its central
role in psychopathology and the genesis of individual symptoms, as
well as in broader systemic conflicts and violence. Adrian Perkel
creates a unique theoretical approach to the various manifestations
we encounter of individual, group, and geo-political aggression and
destructiveness. Based on psychoanalytic investigations of this
dynamic and Freud’s incomplete exploration of this human drive,
this book seeks to understand the science of aggression that Freud
himself suggested would be possible with time and scientific
development. Perkel investigates the commonplace inversion of the
perpetrator and victim narratives, navigating through the
complexity of how the aggressive drive, often driven by feelings
aimed at homeostatic regulation, upends any objective view of who
the perception of perpetrator and victim is. He includes his own
personal experiences of South African Apartheid, as well as
historical and contemporary data such as speeches from historical
figures during times of war, including the Second World War and the
Ukrainian/Russian conflict. Offering a fresh and innovative insight
into the nature of this paradoxical drive in humans, this book
integrates the psychology, psychodynamics and neuroscience of
modern research into a coherent exposition of this key aspect of
psychic functioning in humans.It is an essential read for analysts
in practice and training, psychologists and other mental health
professionals and students looking for a modernised theoretical
model of the destructive and aggressive drive of the psyche to
facilitate better interventions for individual and couple patients,
and for interventions at systemic and organisational levels.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Adrian Perkel
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-259006-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-259006-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781032590066 |
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