On Multiple Selves

Author : David Lester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351502023

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On Multiple Selves refutes the idea that a human being has a single unified self. Instead, David Lester argues, the mind is made up of multiple selves, and this is a normal psychological phenomenon. Lester expands on his earlier work on the phenomenon, illuminating how a "multiple-self theory of the mind" is critically necessary to understanding human behavior. Most of us are aware that we have multiple selves. We adopt different "facade selves" depending on whom we are with. Lester argues that contrary to the popular psychological term, "false self," these presentations of self are all part of us, not false; they simply cover layers of identity. He asserts that at any given moment in time, one or another of our subselves is in control and determines how we think and act. Lester covers situations that may encourage the development of multiple selves, ranging from post-traumatic stress resulting from combat to bilinguals who speak two (or more) languages fluently. Lester's views of multiple selves will resonate with readers' individual subjective experience. On Multiple Selves is an essential read for psychologists, philosophers, and social scientists and will fascinate general readers as well.

Author : Jon Elster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1987-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521346835

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The Multiple Self by Jon Elster Pdf

Considers how the hypotheses of a multiple self can deal with the problems of self-deception and weakness of will and how the conceptual tools developed in the study of interpersonal conflict can be applied.

Author : David Lester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1315125625

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On Multiple Selves by David Lester Pdf

"On Multiple Selves refutes the idea that a human being has a single unified self. Instead, David Lester argues, the mind is made up of multiple selves, and this is a normal psychological phenomenon. Lester expands on his earlier work on the phenomenon, illuminating how a "multiple-self theory of the mind" is critically necessary to understanding human behavior. Most of us are aware that we have multiple selves. We adopt different "facade selves" depending on whom we are with. Lester argues that contrary to the popular psychological term, "false self," these presentations of self are all part of us, not false; they simply cover layers of identity. He asserts that at any given moment in time, one or another of our subselves is in control and determines how we think and act. Lester covers situations that may encourage the development of multiple selves, ranging from post-traumatic stress resulting from combat to bilinguals who speak two (or more) languages fluently. Lester's views of multiple selves will resonate with readers' individual subjective experience. On Multiple Selves is an essential read for psychologists, philosophers, and social scientists and will fascinate general readers as well."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jennifer Radden
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262181754

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Divided Minds and Successive Selves by Jennifer Radden Pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. heterogeneities of self in everyday life 2. a language of successive selves 3. multiplicity through dissociation 4. succession and recurrence outside dissociative disorder 5. From abnormal psychology to metaphysics: a methodological preamble 6. memory, responsibility, and contrition 7. purposes and discourses of responsibility ascription 8. multiplicity and legal culpability 9. paternalistic intervention 10. responsibilities over oneself in the future of one's future selves 11. a mataphysics of successive selves 12. the normative tug of individualism 13. therapeutic goals for a liberal culture 14. continuity sufficient for individualism 15. the divided minds of mental disorder 16. the grammar of disownership.

Author : James Fadiman,Jordan Gruber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781644110270

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Your Symphony of Selves by James Fadiman,Jordan Gruber Pdf

Why you are a different you at different times and how that’s both normal and healthy • Reveals that each of us is made up of multiple selves, any of which can come to the forefront in different situations • Offers examples of healthy multiple selves from psychology, neuroscience, pop culture, literature, and ancient cultures and traditions • Explores how to harmonize our selves and learn to access whichever one is best for a given situation Offering groundbreaking insight into the dynamic nature of personality, James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber show that each of us is comprised of distinct, autonomous, and inherently valuable “selves.” They also show that honoring each of these selves is a key to improved ways of living, loving, and working. Explaining that it is normal to have multiple selves, the authors offer insights into why we all are inconsistent at times, allowing us to become more accepting of the different parts of who we and other people are. They explore, through extensive reviews, how the concept of healthy multiple selves has been supported in science, popular culture, spirituality, philosophy, art, literature, and ancient traditions and cite well-known people, including David Bowie and Beyoncé, who describe accessing another self at a pivotal point in their lives to resolve a pressing challenge. Instead of seeing the existence of many selves as a flaw or pathology, the authors reveal that the healthiest people, mentally and emotionally, are those that have naturally learned to appreciate and work in harmony with their own symphony of selves. They identify “the Single Self Assumption” as the prime reason why the benefits of having multiple selves has been ignored. This assumption holds that we each are or ought to be a single consistent self, yet we all recognize, in reality, that we are different in different situations. Offering a pragmatic approach, the authors show how you can prepare for situations by shifting to the appropriate self, rather than being “switched” or “triggered” into a sub-optimal part of who you are. They also show how recognizing your selves provides increased access to skills, talent, and creativity; enhanced energy; and improved healing and pain management. Appreciating your diverse selves will give you more empathy toward yourself and others. By harmonizing your symphony of selves, you can learn to be “in the right mind at the right time” more often.

Author : David Lester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Personality
ISBN : 1608767833

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A Multiple Self Theory of Personality by David Lester Pdf

This book presents a new theory of personality. The use of the term "personality" by psychologists is odd since it does not coincide with the dictionary definition of personality. "The state or quality of being a person".

Author : Susan C. Parente
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351272582

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The Multiple Self-States Drawing Technique by Susan C. Parente Pdf

This book introduces the Multiple Self-States Drawing Technique (MSSDT), a creative, transdiagnostic, clinical assessment tool and treatment intervention for child and adolescent clients. The MSSDT provides clinicians and patients with a novel opportunity to bridge the gap in youngsters’ selves-awareness of discrete emotional states. Dr. Parente teaches clinicians how to guide clients through this contemporaneous version of projective figure drawing in order to discover and explore trauma-based, dissociative, and emotionally dysregulated self-states and to focus on adaptive, resilient states of well-being. Specific, step-by-step instructions are provided, and case illustrations demonstrating the proposed clinical advantages of the method are presented. Chapters show how this experiential, psycho-educational, arts-based activity can be flexibly applied to a broad range of ages and clinical populations and how using the MSSDT may support mental health professionals’ clinical work. Through this manual, clinicians will learn how to help clients foster a beneficial relational encounter, promote therapeutic self-expression, and develop an enhanced self and other awareness.

Author : James M. Glass
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801482569

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Shattered Selves by James M. Glass Pdf

Author : Sarah Mercer,Marion Williams
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783091355

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Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA by Sarah Mercer,Marion Williams Pdf

This collection of papers brings together a diverse range of conceptualisations of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning. The volume attempts to unite a fragmented field and provides a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts.

Author : Stanley B. Klein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199349968

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The Two Selves by Stanley B. Klein Pdf

Our experience of a unified sense of the self is underwritten by a multiplicity of self-aspects having very different metaphysical commitments. Our experience of unity is provided by a process-which, under certain clinical conditions, is rendered inoperative-that enables a person to experience mental states as personally owned.

Author : Frank S. Kessel,Pamela M. Cole,Dale L. Johnson,Milton D. Hakel
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317784197

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Self and Consciousness by Frank S. Kessel,Pamela M. Cole,Dale L. Johnson,Milton D. Hakel Pdf

This volume contains an array of essays that reflect, and reflect upon, the recent revival of scholarly interest in the self and consciousness. Various relevant issues are addressed in conceptually challenging ways, such as how consciousness and different forms of self-relevant experience develop in infancy and childhood and are related to the acquisition of skill; the role of the self in social development; the phenomenology of being conscious and its metapsychological implications; and the cultural foundations of conceptualizations of consciousness. Written by notable scholars in several areas of psychology, philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, and anthropology, the essays are of interest to readers from a variety of disciplines concerned with central, substantive questions in contemporary social science, and the humanities.

Author : Damian J. Rivers,Stephanie Ann Houghton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441101150

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Social Identities and Multiple Selves in Foreign Language Education by Damian J. Rivers,Stephanie Ann Houghton Pdf

Describes the prototypical foreign language learner as a complex, dynamic, multiple and systemic construct.

Author : Shaun Gallagher
Publisher : OUP UK
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199548019

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The Oxford Handbook of the Self by Shaun Gallagher Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Self explores a fascinating diversity of questions about our understanding of self from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, ethics, psychology, neuroscience, psychopathology, narrative, and postmodern theories.

Author : Moira Walker,Jenifer Antony Black
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015048517109

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Hidden Selves by Moira Walker,Jenifer Antony Black Pdf

This book is based upon the story of a survivor of abuse who tells of her experiences with multiple personality and its impact on her life. Six authors, including the editors, respond to her story and describe the ways they would work with her therapeutically. These essays represent the diverse and conflicting interpretations of causation, meaning, and treatment of multiple personality. Walker is a professor of counseling and psychotherapy at the University of Leicester. Antony-Black is herself a survivor of childhood abuse who has lived with multiple personality. She now runs a support and counseling organization for women survivors of sexual abuse. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Aleksander Ostapiuk
Publisher : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788376958538

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The Eclipse of Value-Free Economics. The concept of multiple self versus homo economicus by Aleksander Ostapiuk Pdf

The books’ goal is to answer the question: Do the weaknesses of value-free economics imply the need for a paradigm shift? The author synthesizes criticisms from different perspectives (descriptive and methodological). Special attention is paid to choices over time, because in this area value-free economics has the most problems. In that context, the enriched concept of multiple self is proposed and investigated. However, it is not enough to present the criticisms towards value-free economics. For scientists, a bad paradigm is better than no paradigm. Therefore, the author considers whether value-based economics with normative approaches such as economics of happiness, capability approach, libertarian paternalism, and the concept of multiple self can be the alternative paradigm for value-free economics. This book is essential reading to everyone interested in the current state of economics as a discipline.