Human Nature and Suffering Paperback - 2016

Name: Human Nature and Suffering (Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions)
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Author: Paul Gilbert
ISBN: 9781138954762

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From the publisher

Human Nature and Suffering is a profound comment on the human condition, from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. Paul Gilbert explores the implications of humans as evolved social animals, suggesting that evolution has given rise to a varied set of social competencies, which form the basis of our personal knowledge and understanding.

Gilbert shows how our primitive competencies become modified by experience - both satisfactorily and unsatisfactorily. He highlights how cultural factors may modify and activate many of these primitive competencies, leading to pathology proneness and behaviours that are collectively survival threatening. These varied themes are brought together to indicate how the social construction of self arises from the organization of knowledge encoded within the competencies.

This Classic Edition features a new introduction from the author, bringing Gilbert's early work to a new audience. The book will be of interest to clinicians, researchers and historians in the field of psychology.

Details

Title Human Nature and Suffering
Author Paul Gilbert
Binding Paperback
Edition Paperback
Pages 404
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Publication date 2016
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9781138954762 / 1138954764
Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
Category Psychology
Library of Congress subjects Sociobiology, Suffering
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016003340
Dewey Decimal Code 616.89

About the author

Paul Gilbert, OBE is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and has been actively involved in research and treating people with shame-based and mood disorders for over 30 years. He is a past President of the British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy and a fellow of the British Psychological Society. He was awarded the OBE for contributions to mental health in 2011.