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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Verhaeghe, Paul.     Subjects     Identity (Psychology)     Individual differences.     Failure (Psychology)     Success -- Psychological aspects.     Social change.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Verhaeghe, Paul.       by title:      What about me? : the...       by call number:      155.22 V511w     Search the Web     Verhaeghe, Paul.     Identity (Psychology)     Individual differences.     Failure (Psychology)     Success -- Psychological aspects.     Social change.       MARC Display

What about me? : the struggle for identity in a market-based society / Paul Verhaeghe ; translated by Jane Hedley-Prole. by Verhaeghe, Paul. Scribe Publications, 2014. Call #: 155.22 V511w Subjects Identity (Psychology)   Individual differences.   Failure (Psychology)   Success -- Psychological aspects.   Social change. ISBN:  9781922070906 (pbk., Australian ed.) 9781922247377 (pbk., UK ed.) Description:  265 p. ; 21 cm. Notes:  First published as Identiteit by De Bezige Bij, Netherlands, 2012. Translated from the Dutch. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today's pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses - even individuals are being made to think of themselves as one-person enterprises. Love is increasingly hard to find, and we struggle to lead meaningful lives. Psychotherapist Paul Verhaeghe describes the profound impact that social change is having on mental health, even to the extent of affecting the nature of the disorders from which we suffer"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Hedley-Prôle, Jane. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 155.22 V511w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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