Envy Theory

Perspectives on the Psychology of Envy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Av Frank John Ninivaggi, M.D. Ninivaggi, Frank John

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Envy arouses questions about fairness and unequal distribution of resources. Scavenging for hidden treasures and exploiting the acquisition of what is perceived to be free also imply underlying envy and greed. Envy, in isolation, can be destructive to psychological processes. Endowments of envy, however, are not as bleak and unsparing as they at first may appear. Envy, recognized and intelligently managed, transforms and may spur admiration, emulation, aspiration, empathy, and developmental advantages. Here, Ninivaggi offers a theory of envy and explores various ideas and concepts related to it. He proposes research paradigms for testability, advances principles and guidelines for pragmatic applications in psychotherapies and psychoeducation, and considers new paths for further discovery.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-09-16
Mått162 x 240 x 29 mm
Vikt739 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor398
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442205741

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Frank John Ninivaggi, M.D., is an Associate Attending Physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center, and a member of the Yale-New Haven Community Medical Group. He is the Medical Director of the Devereux Glenholme School in Washington, Connecticut. He is Board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and in 2004 was certified as a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He received training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He currently holds university and hospital appointments at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine where he earlier received Fellowship specialty training in child and adolescent psychiatry. He is in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut.

1 Part I. ENVY THEORY2 Chp 1 Love and the Complex Problem of Destructiveness3 Chp 2 Inborn Envy4 Chp 3 An Introduction To the Nuclear Envy Concept5 Chp 4 Human Psychological Development: Theoretical Underpinnings, Admiration, Hopeful Anticipation, Reverence, and Compassion6 Chp 5 The Subjective, Intrapsychic, and Phenomenological Experience of Envy and Related States of Mind7 Chp 6 The Nuclear Genesis of Envy8 Chp 7 A Microscopic Analysis of Envy's Dedicated Pathways9 Chp 8 Envy's Conscious Derivatives: Signs, Symptoms, and Surface Indicators of Envy's Inner Dialogue.10 Part II. THE HEALTHY MATURATION OF ENVY11 Chp 9 The Healthy Maturation of Envy: Admiration, Gratitude, and Empathy12 Part III. ENVY IN HISTORY and LITERATURE13 Chp 10 Recognizing Envy: Historical and Clinical Contexts14 AFTERWORD

Dr. Ninivaggi's Envy Theory is a thought-provoking work which is well worth the effort of reading. Building on the ideas of Melanie Klein and on psychodynamic, cognitive and even neurobiological principles, the book synthesizes a wide range of information into a novel theory of envy. Envy is elevated to the level of a major impulse, akin to love and hate, with major potential implications for normal maturation, treatment-resistant mental illness, and the theoretical underpinnings of mental life. It is a fascinating addition to the literature.