Depression: The Evolution of PowerlessnessPsychology Press, 1992 - 561 pages The book discusses types of depressive disorders, the effect of personality on depression, evolution theory and its application to depression. The major theories of depression are compared and controversies are highlighted. |
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Contents
Controversies Old and New | 3 |
Types and Distinctions | 27 |
Epidemiology Relapse and Longterm Outcome | 61 |
Personality Personality Disorder and Depression | 79 |
Concepts | 115 |
The Evolution of Social Power and its Role | 147 |
Clues to the Evolution | 154 |
The Internal Referee | 172 |
The Role of Fantasy | 281 |
Depression as Thwarted Needs | 287 |
Archetypes Biosocial Goals Mentalities and Depressive | 325 |
Biosocial Goals and Mentality Theory | 334 |
Summary | 352 |
Cognitive Theories of Depression | 379 |
Behavioural Theories of Depression | 413 |
Life Events Interpersonal Theories and the Family | 435 |
Rank and the Issue of the Outsider | 180 |
Notes on the Evolution of the Self | 187 |
Shame Guilt | 223 |
Social Anxiety | 235 |
Anger | 243 |
The Self | 253 |
Past and Current Theories | 259 |
The Influence of Freud | 265 |
Freud and Depression | 271 |
Complexities Therapies | 459 |
Flipping In and Out of States | 469 |
Culture | 476 |
References | 483 |
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Appendices | 549 |
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