{"product_id":"repression-and-fear-book-yacov-rof-9781041339793","title":"Repression and Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1989 and reissued here with a substantial new introduction \u003ci\u003eRepression and Fear\u003c\/i\u003e was a provocative new explanation of neurosis and psychosis. In this work, the author provides evidence that psychopathological theories at the time – most notably psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and medical models – were inadequate as means of explaining neurosis and psychosis. In their place, he proposes a new theory, which he terms \u003ci\u003epsychobizarreness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to this theory, based largely on a new concept of repression, bizarre psychiatric symptoms are viewed as coping mechanisms. In sharp contrast to the psychoanalytic view, the author argues that repression is a conscious process without connection to childhood events, and that there should be a distinction made between ‘healthy’ and ‘pathological’ repression. Moreover, the psychobizarreness theory argues that the phenomenon of unawareness, characteristic of abnormal individuals, is more likely a temporary state produced by the conscious mind through self-deception rather than the result of a mysterious unconscious self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text also presents an in-depth review of the current research literature on fear, again arguing that currently accepted models are not adequate and suggesting a new conditioning model to explain normal as opposed to bizarre fear. Finally, the author presents a unified therapeutic theory, together with a multidimensional therapeutic strategy, to synthesize the seemingly conflicting findings in this area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54555611136273,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":54555611234577,"sku":"NGR9781041339793","price":223.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/repression-and-fear-book-yacov-rof-9781041339793","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}