- Paperback: 429 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt Brace International; New Ed edition (15 Aug 1972)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0156565145
- ISBN-13: 978-0156565141
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 132,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this landmark book the impulse toward self-destructiveness is examined as a misdirection of the instinct for survival, a turning inward of the aggressive behavior developed for self-preservation. The self-imposed illness, despair, even suicide, that result from this conflict are compassionately yet objectively analyzed and documented through case histories. Drawing on the work of such pioneers as Ferenczi, Groddeck, Jelliffe, White, Alexander, and Simmel, Menninger shows that intelligent self-knowledge can bring self-respect and understanding into man's psychological war against himself--on the side of self-preservation.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed reading this book ,it has very good readability value and is easy to follow .Good bedtime reading for the budding psychotherapist! and also for anyone interested in reading about the mind.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
This book change my life - literally
19 Mar 2006
Format:Paperback
This review is not a hoax: I read this book while in solitary confinement for assaulting another prisoner. It was my first exposure to analysis of self-destructive behavior and its damning cyclical pattern. I was a two-time loser. A career criminal who had followed the all too familiar progression from juvenile home, jail, to prison. This book change my life. After serving a decade and a half in prison, I am now at the top of my class in graduate school. It is never too late to pick up the pieces, but we must first learn what those pieces are and how and why they were smashed into pieces in the first place. This book will teach you how to do just that.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not the Usual Psycho-babble; A sensible look at self-violenc
16 July 1997
Format:Hardcover
Menninger discusses suicide and other forms
of self-directed violence. Although
he
neatly categorizes motivations for suicide
(1. the wish to kill, 2. the wish to be killed
3. the wish to no longer exist),
he does not deny the complexity and
mystery of many of the extreme acts
used as examples. Whether or not
one agrees with his point of view,
the book provides well reasoned
opinions
and a calm look at a subject that
can
be too overwhelming to deal with
plainly.
of self-directed violence. Although
he
neatly categorizes motivations for suicide
(1. the wish to kill, 2. the wish to be killed
3. the wish to no longer exist),
he does not deny the complexity and
mystery of many of the extreme acts
used as examples. Whether or not
one agrees with his point of view,
the book provides well reasoned
opinions
and a calm look at a subject that
can
be too overwhelming to deal with
plainly.
The book is also fascinating from a historical
perspective. It contains a zillion
examples
of horrifying & bizarre self-destructive acts
that were collected
from national magazines & newspapers
several decades ago (e.g. 30's & 40's).
It's enough to make one think that the "talk
show" culture of today is not
something new
but just the pendulum swinging back to a place it's been before.<BR
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Essential Read - especially for you Freudian theorists
6 Jun 2001
Format:Paperback
Not exactly the place to start but for those interested in an easier read this is it. Karl Menninger is awfully Freudian but this becomes a bit of a page turner. Introspective, incredibly insightful and definitely worth the time and money. This is an essential for your collection. If you like this one you will love his "Love Against Hate" (but it may be out of print).
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