Subordination And Defeat

Author : Leon Sloman,Paul Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135667818

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Subordination and Defeat by Leon Sloman,Paul Gilbert Pdf

Most people now accept that human beings are the product of millions of years of mammalian evolution and, more recently, primate evolution. This landmark book explores the implications of our evolutionary history for theories and therapies of depression. In particular, the focus is on how social conflict has shaped various behavioral and psychophysiological systems. Special attention is given to the evolved mechanisms for dealing with social defeat and subordination in both animals and humans. By linking human depression to the activation of ancient psychobiological programs for dealing with social conflict, one is able to understand the function of depression within groups, family systems, and between individuals and begin to distinguish depressions that may have adaptive functions from those that are the result of maladaptive feedback systems. Although many acknowledge the need for an integrated, biopsychosocial theory of psychopathology, there continue to be great divisions among social, psychological, and biological approaches. Sloman and Gilbert have brought together leading scientists and clinicians representing different disciplines and schools to present a provocative new evolutionary model of depression. This model illuminates old problems in new ways, links a common disabling condition to evolved mental mechanisms, and points to potential new approaches to prevention and intervention. The book will be of compelling interest to all those who study or treat mood disorders.

Author : Gerald A. Cory Jr.,Russell Gardner Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313013164

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The Evolutionary Neuroethology of Paul MacLean by Gerald A. Cory Jr.,Russell Gardner Jr. Pdf

In the mid-20th century, integrative efforts began concerning the brain and its social and humanistic functions. These efforts were led by Paul D. MacLean's integrative research and thought. As the century ended, however, such efforts were lost in the surge of new effort in brain and genome research. Nobel Prizes were awarded on biochemical and cellular findings relevant to psychiatry. Findings on these levels seemed to provide ultimate answers. By contrast, Cory, Gardner, and their contributors provide a more comprehensive view by extending MacLean's findings and integrative theory. Supported by new findings and extended by critical analyses of current work, the collection provides foundations for more integrative efforts that the editors and contributors believe will prevail increasingly in coming decades. Looked at from another vantage point, therapeutic, social, economic, and politial sciences have proceeded wtihout operating theories congruent with, or based on, brain functions. Across-species perspectives have been lacking. This collection redresses this problem and leads the way toward more comprehensive 21st century research on the one hand, and practical applications on the other. Multiple approaches extend from modeling efforts to across-species comparisons, to the basic science of psychiatry to theoretical explanations of political and economic systems. But most important, these essays abolish the Berlin wall that currently separates the brain from its social functions. A major guide for scholars, students, and researchers involved in the neurobehavioral sciences, for psychologists, psychiatrists, and others involved with human clinical sciences, and for social scientists concerned with the impact of the nervous system and its function.

Author : Paul Gilbert,Kent G. Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317711131

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Genes on the Couch by Paul Gilbert,Kent G. Bailey Pdf

Philosophers and therapists have long theorised about how psychological mechanisms for love, jealousy, anxiety, depression and many other human characteristics may have evolved over millions of years. In the dawn of the new insights on evolution, provided by Darwin's theories of natural selection, Freud, Jung and Klein sought to identify and understand human motives, emotions and information processing as functions deeply-rooted in our evolved history. Despite this promising start and major developments in modern evolutionary psychology, anthropology and sociobiology, the last fifty years has seen little in the way of therapies derived from an evolutionary understanding of human psychology. The contributors to this timely book illuminate how an evolution focused approach to psychopathology can offer new insights for different schools of therapy and provide a rationale for therapeutic integration. Genes on the Couch brings together respected clinicians who have integrated evolutionary insights into their case conceptualisations and therapeutic interventions. Various psychotherapy schools are represented, and each author provides illustrative examples of the interventions used. Specific topics addressed include the nature of evolved mental mechanisms; regulation/dysregulation of internal processes; attachment and kinship in therapy; the importance of internalising warmth as a therapeutic goal; kin selection and incest avoidance; co-operation and deception in social relations; difficulties in working with certain male clients; gender differences in therapy and the roles of shame and guilt in treatment. Providing up-to-date summaries of recent thinking in this increasing important but diverse area, Genes on the Couch will be of interest to psychotherapists, psychiatrists and a wide range of mental health professionals.

Author : James N. Kirby,Paul Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000178036

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Making an Impact on Mental Health by James N. Kirby,Paul Gilbert Pdf

Advancements in research in psychological science have afforded great insights into how our minds work. Making an Impact on Mental Health analyses contemporary, international research to examine a number of core themes in mental health, such as mindfulness and attachment, and provides an understanding of the sources of mentally ill health and strategies for remediation. The originality of this work is the embedding of psychological science in an evolutionary approach. Each chapter discusses the context of a specific research project, looking at the methodological and practical challenges, how the results have been interpreted and communicated, the impact and legacy of the research and the lessons learnt. As a whole, the book looks at how social environments shape who we are and how we form relationships with others, which can be detrimental, but equally a source of flourishing and well-being. Covering a range of themes conducive to understanding and facilitating improved mental health, Making an Impact on Mental Health is invaluable reading for advanced students in clinical psychology and professionals in the mental health field.

Author : Gregory K. Sims,Linden L. Nelson,Mindy R. Puopolo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461493662

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Personal Peacefulness by Gregory K. Sims,Linden L. Nelson,Mindy R. Puopolo Pdf

Personal Peacefulness examines the existing theories and knowledge about the peacefulness of individuals, including inner peace, interpersonal peacefulness, and peaceful attitudes towards groups and nations. It uses the term “personal peacefulness” to refer to the peaceful states, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals, and it discusses the phenomena and determinants of personal peacefulness in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intergroup domains. Also addressed is the relationship between personal peacefulness and well-being, describing various methods for enhancing the peacefulness of individuals. Within the framework of a scholarly and scientific approach to the study of personal peacefulness, various psychological perspectives are represented: personality, social, clinical, and positive psychology perspectives, peacefulness as nonviolence, attachment theory and the development of affect regulation, a human needs theory approach, Buddhist conceptions of compassion and mindfulness, a natural science perspective describing physiological foundations for personal peacefulness, phenomenological perspectives, and peacefulness as the promotion of conflict resolution. The book is an important resource for scholars, researchers, and educators in psychology, political science and in a variety of other areas who study and teach topics such as empathy, prosocial behavior, personality, psychological well-being, mental health, personal development, peace and conflict and conflict resolution.

Author : Randy J. Nelson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195168761

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Biology of Aggression by Randy J. Nelson Pdf

Unchecked aggression and violence take a significant toll on society. With recent advances in pharmacology and genetic manipulation techniques, new interest has developed in the biological mechanisms of aggression. The primary goal of this title is to summarise and synthesis recent advances in the subject.

Author : John F. Gunn,David Lester
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780398080914

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THEORIES OF SUICIDE by John F. Gunn,David Lester Pdf

Some researchers in the field of suicidology think that the old theories of suicide are too constraining and impede advances in the understanding of suicide. However the book’s authors are not quite so critical of past theories. In the book they review the classic theories of suicide, both psychological and sociological, because they are the foundation of our current theories and also propose the skeletons of possible future theories. The goal of the text is to present researchers with theories to guide their research, encourage them to modify these theories, perhaps meld them together in some cases, and think how they might propose new theories. Presented in three sections, the first reviews significant psychological theories including: Suicide as Escape; Interpersonal-Psychological theory; The Role of Defeat and Entrapment in Suicidal Behavior; Suicide, Ethology and Sociobiology; Stress-Diatheses; Cognitive Theories; Learning Perspective on Suicide; Theories of Personality and Suicide; Typological Theories; and the Pathophysiology of Suicide. The second section of the text addresses Sociological and Economic Theories including: Suicide as Deviance, Naroll’s Thwarting Disorientation Theory, three classic sociological theories as well as several minor theories. A comprehensive chapter on economic theories is offered by Bijou Yang. The final section concentrates on Critical Thoughts About Theories of Suicide, a new and growing influence in academia and scholarship.

Author : Richard A. Keiser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195360493

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Subordination or Empowerment? by Richard A. Keiser Pdf

Why have Blacks won political empowerment in some cities and in others remained subordinated or had their achievements rolled back? Why do some cities have many Black leaders with multi-racial appeal while other cities have none? Subordination or Empowerment answers these questions through detailed historical examinations of the Black struggle for political power in Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. Keiser argues that electoral competition among White factions has created opportunities for Black leaders to win genuine political empowerment and avoid subordination. When electoral competition among Whites does not exist, Black votes lose their electoral leverage, leading to the rise of extra-electoral strategies. Keiser's dynamic theory of leadership formation explains the current appeal of Black separatism and messianism at the local and national levels and the consequent rise of leaders such as Louis Farakhan, and offers a rejoinder to Cornel West's critique of Black leadership in Race Matters.

Author : Thomas Steckler,N.H. Kalin,J.M.H.M. Reul
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080553313

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Handbook of Stress and the Brain Part 2: Stress: Integrative and Clinical Aspects by Thomas Steckler,N.H. Kalin,J.M.H.M. Reul Pdf

The Handbook of Stress and the Brain focuses on the impact of stressful events on the functioning of the central nervous system; how stress affects molecular and cellular processes in the brain, and in turn, how these brain processes determine our perception of and reactivity to, stressful challenges - acutely and in the long-run. Written for a broad scientific audience, the Handbook comprehensively reviews key principles and facts to provide a clear overview of the interdisciplinary field of stress. The work aims to bring together the disciplines of neurobiology, physiology, immunology, psychology and psychiatry, to provide a reference source for both the non-clinical and clinical expert, as well as serving as an introductory text for novices in this field of scientific inquiry. Part 2 treats the complexity of short-term and long-term regulation of stress responsivity, the role of stress in psychiatric disorders as based on both preclinical and clinical evidence, and the current status with regard to new therapeutic strategies targetting stress-related disorders.

Author : Dan Merkur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351743389

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Jung's Ethics by Dan Merkur Pdf

This volume presents the first organized study of Jung's ethics. Drawing on direct quotes from all of his collected works, interviews, and seminars, psychoanalyst and religious scholar Dan Merkur provides a compendium of Jung’s thoughts on various topics and themes that comprise his theoretical corpus—from the personal unconscious, repression, dreams, good and evil, and the shadow, to collective phenomena such as the archetypes, synchronicity, the psychoid, the paranormal, God, and the Self, as well as his contributions to clinical method and technique including active imagination, inner dialogue, and the process of individuation and consciousness expansion. The interconnecting thread in Merkur's approach to the subject matter is to read Jung’s work through an ethical lens. What comes to light is how Merkur systematically portrays Jung as a moralist, but also as a complex thinker who situates the human being as an instinctual animal struggling with internal conflict and naturalized sin. Merkur exposes the tension and development in Jung’s thinking by exploring his innovative clinical-technical methods and experimentation, such as through active imagination, inner dialogue, and expressive therapies, hence underscoring unconscious creativity in dreaming, symbol formation, engaging the paranormal, and artistic productions leading to expansions of consciousness, which becomes a necessary part of individuation or the working through process in pursuit of self-actualization and wholeness. In the end, we are offered a unique presentation of Jung’s core theoretical and clinical ideas centering on an ethical fulcrum, whereby his moral psychology leads to a cure of souls. Jung’s Ethics will be of interest to academics, scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of Jungian studies and analytical psychology, ethics, moral psychology, philosophy, religious studies, and mental health professionals focusing on the integration of humanities and psychoanalysis.

Author : John H. Van Evrie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : African Americans
ISBN : HARVARD:32044012564894

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White Supremacy and Negro Subordination; Or, Negroes a Subordinate Race, and (so-called) Slavery Its Normal Condition by John H. Van Evrie Pdf

Author : Guillermo Bernal
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : 9780761919667

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Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Minority Psychology by Guillermo Bernal Pdf

Leading authorities in the field of racial and ethnic minority psychology have contributed to this handbook. It offers a thorough, scholarly overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic and minority issues in the U.S.A.

Author : Philip R. Wood
Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bail
ISBN : 9781847032133

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Set-off and Netting, Derivatives, Clearing Systems by Philip R. Wood Pdf

This title covers the essentials of set-off and netting, derivatives and clearing systems law with a very practical slant, providing the reader with a comparative overview of the law and practice in the key jurisdictions of the world. The intention is to illustrate how the concepts and analyses raised throughout "The Law and Practice of International Finance" series may be applied in a real world setting

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 1149 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781490108636

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Issues in Behavioral Psychology: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Behavioral Psychology / 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Adaptive Behavior. The editors have built Issues in Behavioral Psychology: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Adaptive Behavior in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Behavioral Psychology: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Carol A. Shively,Mark E. Wilson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319308722

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Social Inequalities in Health in Nonhuman Primates by Carol A. Shively,Mark E. Wilson Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive look at nonhuman primate social inequalities as models for health differences associated with socioeconomic status in humans. The benefit of the socially-housed monkey model is that it provides the complexity of hierarchical structure and rank affiliation, i.e. both negative and positive aspects of social status. At the same time, nonhuman primates are more amenable to controlled experiments and more invasive studies that can be used in human beings to examine the effects of low status on brain development, neuroendocrine function, immunity, and eating behavior. Because all of these biological and behavioral substrates form the underpinnings of human illness, and are likely shared among primates, the nonhuman primate model can significantly advance our understanding of the best interventions in humans.