The Cradle of Violence

Essays on Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Literature

By:

Stephen Wilson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Forensic Focus

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This collection of essays focuses on the extreme bounds of human behaviour and experience; free will versus determinism; the mind/body problem and the distinction between right and wrong. The author draws upon psychoanalytic theory and literature to examine the psychological preconditions for violent behaviour. He argues that in violence the victim is reduced to a "thing", and that the smaller this "thing" can be made, the less guilt will be felt as a consequence. By examining the psychological implications of death, violence and other extremes, both in literature and in case material, this collection highlights many of the concerns of the field of psychotherapy from an eclectic range of source materials.

Author Biography:

Stephen Wilson, FRCPsych, is Consultant Psychotherapist at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford, and Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury.

Release date Australia

July 1st, 1995

Author

Stephen Wilson

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Pages

176

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Series

Forensic Focus

Dimensions

1x1x1

ISBN-13

9781853023064

Product ID

6931068

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