Contemporary Perspectives on Relational Wellness
Contemporary Perspectives on Relational Wellness

Author: Floriana Irtelli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-13

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 3319910507

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This book proposes new perspectives on relational wellness and the contemporary family—combining a psychoanalytic overview with scientific research about the burgeoning popularity of divorce, the increase in “stepfamilies,” and the use of social networks as well as other technologies. In this day and age, psychoanalysis has become increasingly interested in hyper-modern scenarios; for example, social networks and apps provide matching algorithms, which allow users to connect with people of similar interests. These networks have become one of the places where dissatisfied partners seek "more satisfactory situations.” In the United Kingdom, cohabitation lasts for up to two years, on average, and 40% of marriages end in divorce. In the United States, the percentage rises: it has now reached 50%. Today the value of temporariness, in which everything is fragmented, is exalted. On the other hand, is it wrong to deny the natural ebb and flow of human feeling?

Happiness and Wellness
Happiness and Wellness

Author: Floriana Irtelli

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-03-15

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1803555912

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This book is a collection of chapters on happiness and well-being. It includes contributions from scientists from all over the world, who present different, multifaceted, dialectically open perspectives and sensitivities regarding happiness. The authors discuss happiness and well-being from biological, biopsychosocial, anthropological, and philosophical points of view.

Body Image and Eating Disorders
Body Image and Eating Disorders

Author: Fabio Gabrielli

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-06-09

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1009085239

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One of the paradoxes of our current era is that only 10% of obese or overweight people are actually dieting, whereas nearly 20% of the remaining population are trying to lose weight, even if they do not need to. This volume looks into our contemporary relationship with food by inserting current body image and eating disorders, like orthorexia and bigorexia, into a broader, historical overview. Gabrielli and Irtelli combine their knowledge of psychoanalysis and anthropology with scientific research and clinical experience to create this truly interdisciplinary work. Their study uses psychoanalytical theories about our 'hyper-modern' times to trace the impact that mass media has on individuals, families and societies. It explores various 'food tribes' and exposes the contradictions of today's mass media that advertise fitness and dieting alongside increasingly tastier and accessible foods. The work helps us to understand our highly social relationship with our bodies and what we eat.

Psychopathology
Psychopathology

Author: Robert Woolfolk

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-01-22

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1789858194

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This collection brings together an international array of cutting-edge thinkers who address the basic questions of psychiatry using diverse methods from a variety of different perspectives. The reader is taken to the frontiers of psychiatry and clinical psychology to view the future of the field. With mental health seemingly deteriorating around the world, the need for fresh perspectives is urgent. The authors featured in this volume fulfill that need admirably.

Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis

Author: Floriana Irtelli

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-11-03

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 183962776X

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary evolution of psychoanalytic thought and significant development in psychoanalytic methods, relating this information with other scientific disciplines and approaches. It also discusses the modern approach to psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic contributions to modern experience and culture, new empirical research derived from the practice of psychoanalysis, and more.

Depression - What Is New and What Is Old in Human Existence
Depression - What Is New and What Is Old in Human Existence

Author: Federico Durbano

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-03-20

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 0854664106

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This book addresses some issues related to depression. In particular, the edited chapters examine aspects related to culture and trauma as pathoplastic elements, innovative treatment aspects such as acupuncture or animal-assisted treatment, correlations between depression, and some somatic aspects. The volume is useful in renewing interest in a pathology that represents one of the most widespread mental illnesses that is also one of the least treated according to scientific evidence.

Psychosis
Psychosis

Author: Floriana Irtelli

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1789840198

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This book collects chapters from a number of scientists all over the world, giving their contribution to the comprehension and clinical management of psychosis. The book adopts a perspective that respects the complexity of the human person and his/her relationships. It devotes a space both to the deepening of the more strictly biological aspects, the psychological aspects and the social aspects. Each section of the book (biological, psychological, social) reveals a deep connection with the themes of the other sections, showing the strength of this biopsychosocial interweaving. The relationship and the interweaving between these different areas is certainly a foundation of our existence and constitutes a law to which we cannot escape, so it is necessary that the biopsyosocial model is always considered in the interventions for the psychotic patient. This book also focuses on some specific and very innovative topics such as the importance of psychosocial factors and family factors, complementary approaches to psychosis managment, subclinical psychosis and relational aspects of psychosis.

Anxiety and Anguish - Psychological Explorations and Anthropological Figures
Anxiety and Anguish - Psychological Explorations and Anthropological Figures

Author: Fabio Gabrielli

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-17

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1837693749

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Today, much research is being conducted on the psychological, psychiatric, medical, anthropological, and sociological effects of anxiety and anguish on people’s mental and physical health. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this topic by exploring research, theories, biopsychosocial perspectives, and intercultural studies about anxiety and anguish.