Out of This World
Suicide Examined
1st Edition
Published on 26. March 2018
156 pages
978-0-429-90288-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is intended for anyone with either an interest in suicide or suicidal behaviour. It is not aimed solely at the professional psychotherapist but at a broad range of professionals who encounter suicidal people in their work. It is also intended for those of us who have been touched by suicide personally. The book approaches suicide from the point of view of the suicidal state of mind and is intended to help us understand more about this condition. In its essence suicide is examined as a largely unconscious aggressive act having its roots in a perceived or real experience of thwarted childhood needs. The wounds of the suicidal person are often long held and deep. The suicidal person is pursued by haunting losses and the suicidal act comes from deep disturbance created by this and from the idea of death as an acting out of some form of suicidal fantasy. The quasi delusional and split quality of the act is examined - namely that suicide is both an act for and against the self.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-429-90288-8 (9780429902888)
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Book
07/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
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02/2017
Karnac Books
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Person
Antonia Murphy
Content
Introduction , Why suicide? , Suicide and mental health , Suicide and self-harm , Myths, misrepresentations, and fallacies , The suicidal condition , The suicidal fantasy , Working Through , Exploring the consequences , Final thoughts
