{"product_id":"silent-virtues-by-salman-akhtar-9781138332157","title":"Silent Virtues","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent Virtues\u003c\/em\u003e addresses six areas of mental functioning: patience, curiosity, privacy, intimacy, humility, and dignity. Each area is elucidated with the help of clinical, literary, and cultural material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces a series of novel ideas, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(i)\u003c\/i\u003e The distinction between patience as a component of the therapeutic attitude and the exercise of patience as a specific technical intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(ii)\u003c\/i\u003e The description of the five psychopathological syndromes involving curiosity: excessive, deficient, uneven, anachronistic, instinctualized, and false curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(iii)\u003c\/i\u003e The description of four psychopathological syndromes (failed, florid, fluctuating, and false) involving intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(iv)\u003c\/i\u003e The discourse on the importance of humility in selecting patients and in deciding upon the longevity of our professional careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(v)\u003c\/i\u003e The description of three forms of dignity (metaphysical, existential, and characterological) and the various ways in which they affect psychoanalytic technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607722246380,"sku":"9781138332157","price":306.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138332157-silent-virtues.jpg?v=1778172060","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/silent-virtues-by-salman-akhtar-9781138332157","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}