The Curse of the Self - Self-awareness, egotism, and the quality of human life (Paperback, New Ed)

Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. Few people realise how profoundly their lives are affected by self-reflection or how frequently inner chatter interferes with their success, pollutes their relationships with others, and undermines their happiness. By allowing people to ruminate about the past or imagine what might happen in the future, self-reflection conjures up a great deal of personal suffering in the form of depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, and other negative emotions. A great deal of unhappiness, in the form of addictions, overeating, and domestic violence, is due to people's inability to exert control over their thoughts and behaviour. Is it possible to direct our self-reflection in a way that will minimise the disadvantages and maximise the advantages? Is there a way to affect the egotistical self through self-reflection? In this volume, Mark Leary explores the personal and social problems that are created by the capacity for self-reflection, and by drawing upon psychology and other behavioral sciences, offers insights into how these problems can be minimised.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Mark R. Leary (Professor of Psychology)
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-532544-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General
LSN:	0-19-532544-3
Barcode:	9780195325447

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