Self and Others (Pelican)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140213767 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Published in the year 2002, Selected Works RD Laing: Self & Other V2 is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works.
A Gem Note: This review is based on the paperback. With examples from clinical experience and theory, existential literature, fine art, and children's stories, R. D. Laing illustrates how the pressures of conformity act upon individuals in our society. Each of us is constantly influenced by others as we influence them. Authority figures judge others and create realities for both themselves and those being judged.The book affirms a personal world. It debunks the idea that ph. "THE CONTROVERSIAL PSYCHIATRIST LOOKS AT THE "PSYCHOTIC," etc." according to Steven H Propp. Ronald David Laing (1927-1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who was often considered part of the anti-psychiatry movement (although he rejected this characterization); he wrote many other books such as Politics of Experience, The politics of the family and other essays, etc. He wrote in the Preface to the First 1961 Edition [revised edition, 1969], "I shall try to depict persons within a social system or 'nexus' of persons, in order to try to understand some of the way. THE CONTROVERSIAL PSYCHIATRIST LOOKS AT THE "PSYCHOTIC," etc. Steven H Propp Ronald David Laing (1927-1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who was often considered part of the anti-psychiatry movement (although he rejected this characterization); he wrote many other books such as Politics of Experience, The politics of the family and other essays, etc. He wrote in the Preface to the First 1961 Edition [revised edition, 1969], "I shall try to depict persons within a social system or 'nexus' of persons, in order to try to understand some of the way