{"product_id":"spontaneity","title":"Spontaneity","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsychoanalytic theory frequently explains psychopathology from the perspective of either inadequate early care or as the result of environmental factors. In this book the author suggests that poor mental health can be a result of our incapacity to respond to internal and external stimuli, and indicates that spontaneity is essential in the development of many aspects of the self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not what happens to us, but how we react to events, that forms who we are. \u003cem\u003eSpontaneity\u003c\/em\u003e presents an original approach to issues of agency, spontaneity and creativity in psychoanalysis by exploring questions including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eactive internalisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eparadox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eforgiveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eresponsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eempathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eself de-creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, philosophers and psychologists. It will also prove to be engaging for those interested in psychoanalytic theory and theories of subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54978925494616,"sku":"9780415492690","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415492690.jpg?v=1770347743","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/spontaneity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}