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Acts of the Body: Trilogy on Pathologies of Narcissism Related to the Body
Lela Chikhani-Nacouz
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Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMQ; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
The aim of this work is to show that certain acts related to the body (sport, tattoo, clothing), when practiced to excess, go beyond sanity and aesthetics. Through interviews and the administration of the TAT test to adolescents, the authors return to the origins of these acts and discover at their basis family dysfunction and a rejection of the child. A lacking parental gaze leading to a wrong body image, instability in the parent/child relationship provoking insecurity, and a narcissistic personality linked to the aesthetic of the body explain the adolescents' dependent passage to these acts of bodybuilding to excess, ... Read more
The aim of this work is to show that certain acts related to the body (sport, tattoo, clothing), when practiced to excess, go beyond sanity and aesthetics. Through interviews and the administration of the TAT test to adolescents, the authors return to the origins of these acts and discover at their basis family dysfunction and a rejection of the child. A lacking parental gaze leading to a wrong body image, instability in the parent/child relationship provoking insecurity, and a narcissistic personality linked to the aesthetic of the body explain the adolescents' dependent passage to these acts of bodybuilding to excess, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
84
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781624176227
SKU
V9781624176227
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