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With contributions from Salman Akhtar, Jerome Blackman, Michael Civin, Lois Choi-Kain, Nilofer Kaul, M. Sagman Kayatekin, Z. Emel Kayatekin Nina Savelle-Rocklin, and Ann Smolen.
Unlit Corners endeavours to bring light to neglected character traits which many struggle to overcome. Filled with relevant case studies and carefully crafted psychoanalytic theory, the book elucidates the multilayered nature of such psychopathologies and its treatment. Beginning in the public realm, Nina Savelle-Rocklin explores the complex meaning of 'dirtiness,' both literally and figuratively, relating it the body, mind, and language. Ann Smolen's investigation of miserliness follows, where she emphasizes that it is not about money, but instead arises from the poverty of internal good objects, which are the basic source of generosity. Jerome Blackman examines the nuanced potential meanings of shyness using psychopathology and underlying etiology, while Lois Choi-Kain deftly categorizes outrageousness into three types: a guilt-driven masochist, a hope-driven optimist, and a hate-driven sadist, with a subcategory for creative writers and artists.
The more private traits start with shallowness. Michael Civin develops 'shallow' as a general construct and studies it from a psychoanalytic perspective, arguing that no human being can be described accurately as shallow. The Kayatekins come next with their study of indecisiveness and the role of the ego as a way of understanding this trait. Nilofer Kaul looks at 'restlessness' and its associations in psychoanalysis, literature, and culture. The final chapter comes from Salman Akhtar on the subject of cowardliness, where he links it to the lack of self-protective devices emanating from breeches in the early mother-child bond and deficient identification with the same-sex parent.
This book is highly recommended to clinicians to give them the tools to not only understand and empathize with their patient's struggles but also to enhance their capacity to help them overcome such struggles.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Editor and Contributors
Introduction
PART I: MOSTLY PUBLIC
CHAPTER ONE
Dirtiness
Nina Savelle-Rocklin
CHAPTER TWO
Miserliness
Ann Smolen
CHAPTER THREE
Shyness
Jerome Blackman
CHAPTER FOUR
Outrageousness
Lois Choi-Kain
PART II: MOSTLY PRIVATE
CHAPTER FIVE
Shallowness
Michael Civin
CHAPTER SIX
Indecisiveness
M. Sagman Kayatekin and Z. Emel Kayatekin
CHAPTER SEVEN
Restlessness
Nilofer Kaul
CHAPTER EIGHT
Cowardliness
Salman Akhtar
References
Index
