Widely regarded as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky crafted unique literary works that explored the psychology of the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of nineteenth century Russia. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Dostoyevsky, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 9) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dostoyevsky’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 15 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * 20 short stories, with rare tales available in no other collection * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Dostoyevsky’s journal and letters – spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Dostoyevsky’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with corrected texts, new images and introductions Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels POOR FOLK THE DOUBLE NETOCHKA NEZVANOVA UNCLE’S DREAM THE VILLAGE OF STEPANCHIKOVO THE INSULTED AND HUMILIATED THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND CRIME AND PUNISHMENT THE GAMBLER THE IDIOT THE PERMANENT HUSBAND THE POSSESSED THE RAW YOUTH THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV The Short Stories MR. PROHARTCHIN THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING THE HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS TREE THE CROCODILE BOBOK A GENTLE SPIRIT THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN THE PEASANT MAREY THE LITTLE ORPHAN A WEAK HEART WHITE NIGHTS THE MEEK GIRL POLZUNKOV A LITTLE HERO THE HONEST THIEF A NOVEL IN NINE LETTERS THE LANDLADY AN UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT ANOTHER MAN’S WIFE THE GRAND INQUISITOR The Non-Fiction DOSTOYEVSKY’S JOURNAL LETTERS OF FYODOR MICHAILOVITCH DOSTOYEVSKY TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS The Criticism ON RUSSIAN NOVELISTS by William Lyon Phelps RUSSIAN ROMANCE by Earl of Evelyn Baring Cromer A SURVEY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE by Isabel Florence Hapgood Extract from ‘AN OUTLINE OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE’ by Maurice Baring THREE ESSAYS ON DOSTOYEVSKY by Virginia Woolf Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

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COMPANION WORKBOOK TO ANYONE CAN GET AN A+ Are you preparing for a competitive standardized test or struggling in school or college? Do you want to spend less time studying and still get good grades? Do you need to raise your GPA? Studying for tests and exams can be stressful, not just for students, but also for teachers and parents. Grades in school exams and standardized tests can seem to determine your entire future, and yet many students are not able to get the grades they think they need to succeed.? Anyone Can Get An A+ is a conversational, down-to-earth guide for high school and college students on how to maximize their learning and get the grades they want. The book draws on research from the fields of psychology and neuroscience, and gives students practical advice that they can implement right away, to overcome procrastination, make the most of their study time and improve their grades significantly.? This companion workbook to Anyone Can Get An A+ contains more than 120 exercises to help you implement and personalize the advice in the book. Use this workbook as a personalized study skills workshop, building better study habits and routines as you progress through each chapter. This is a companion workbook because it complements Anyone Can Get An A+; you don’t need to have read the book to proceed through the workbook or benefit from its advice. The sections presented in this book follow the chronology of the original book, in a summarized and condensed format. In this book, you will learn:? ?How best to prepare for exams? ?What is the top mistake most students make when doing exam preparation and how to avoid it? ?How to overcome procrastination and use your study time wisely? ?How to break down larger assignments into smaller chunks? ?How to write a paper? ?How to use small segments of time effectively? ?How to study math and other technical subjects ?How to prepare for standardized tests?

C?nd omul tr?ie?te ra?ional, iar visele?i vin de la ra?iune ?i respectiv creeaz? imaginile de viitor conform prerogativelor ra?iunii. Cele mai importante lucruri din visele ra?ionale sunt: cifrele, sumele pe care omul dore?te s? le ob?in? ?n viitor. ?i doar odat? cu dob?ndirea banilor, crede el, va sosi ?i momentul delect?rii. Peste tot, la fiecare pas vedem un astfel de mod de via??. Ace?tia sunt oameni activi, de succes care??i pun ?n fa?? o sarcin? foarte clar? – s? c??tige mai mult ?i cel mai important e c? se ?ndreapt? sigur c?tre realizarea acestui scop. Aceast? cale le aduce satisfac?ie ?i mul?umire adev?rat?, ?ns? fericirea nu o pot vedea a?a cum nu??i pot vedea urechile proprii. Pentru a dob?ndi fericirea, iubirea, bog??ia ?i s?n?tatea mai ?nt?i trebuie s? ?nv??a?i s? visa?i din suflet, iar dup? aceast? s? ?mplini?i aceste vise. Sufletul viseaz? la averea, imaginea sentimentelor. Imaginile de viitor corespunz?toare sufletului sunt vii, pulsative, motrice, vibratoare.

Feng-shui reprezint? o art? str?veche chinezeasc? a st?p?nirii energiilor, iar Vladimir Lermontov reprezint? marele maestru al transform?rii realit??ii, cel care red? oamenilor posibilitatea de a tr?i divin, adic? din suflet. Metoda lui de transformare a persoanelor ?i a realit??ii cu ajutorul imaginilor v? readuce fericirea, bucuria, s?n?tatea ?i ?mplinirea ?n via?a dumneavoastr?. Acum ave?i acces la un curs unic – ?Feng-shui-ul imaginilor sufletului. Teritoriul fericirii“. Atr?g?nd ?n spa?iul vie?ii dumneavoastr? talismanele feng-shui, ve?i dob?ndi aceast? fericire. Nu trebuie dec?t s? v? imagina?i sunetul v?ntului care sclipe?te ?n b?taia soarelui, c? ?n camera dumneavoastr? va r?suna melodia lin? care va alunga tot negativul. Imaginea l?nii de aur care se va na?te ?n voi v? va aduce bog??ie ?i prosperitate. Iar imaginea lanternei ro?ii chineze?ti v? va lumina calea spre noi sentimente ?i v? va ?nt?ri rela?iile. Fie ca vechiul feng-shui ?i magia contemporan? s? v? aduc? noroc! Vladimir I. Lermontov, 2007

Acesta este un curs special pentru cei a c?ror minte este at?t de puternic? ?nc?t nu poate fi ?nl?turat? de la man?a soartei lor cu metode simple. ?n aceast? carte?trening, v? propun o manevr? magic? – metoda ?diploma?iei suflete?ti“, care, ?n cel mai r?u caz, v? va permite s? nu face?i din minte un adversar, ori ?n cel mai bun caz un observator neutru sau un aliat ?i un ajutor ?n toate problemele sufletului. Problema este c? ?n decursul vie?ii noastre noi am primit multe lec?ii negative. Tocmai atunci c?nd noi puteam s? ?nv???m ?i s? ?n?elegem, noi eram ?nv??a?i c? via?a este dificil? ?i pe parcursul ei va trebui s? transpir?m din greu ca s? ob?inem ceva. Dac? ?n copil?rie aveam impresia c? noi suntem capabili de orice, maturiz?ndu?ne am ?n?eles principalul lucru – noi nu suntem capabili de nimic. ?n aceast? lume, suntem ni?te fiin?e jalnice ?i tremur?toare. ?ns? nu este adev?rat.

Life has blessed us with the freedom to soar. We must have the courage to risk, the faith to believe and the will to succeed. To discover and release what is eternally present within the consciousness of every human being, certain virtues ?and traits are required to be inculcated in life and understood. Virtues make person beautiful and lovely. The way they do things, the way they move, speak and dress, all these creats their personality. If a person has virtue, they will always look rich, for everything is close to them will be filled with quality. Every ambitious person's heart wants to soar to new heights. When silence and virtue live together in one person, there is perfection. Spread your wings, have a clear vision. Soar to new heights. Swoop down on opportunities. Make golden memories.

L'auteur, conférencier, étudie depuis quarante ans, les phénomènes inexpliqués. Il s'est initié seul, intuitivement, au magnétisme puis à la communication avec l'au-delà, depuis le printemps 1993. "Ma quête spirituelle m'a ouvert tant de portes nouvelles que j'ai choisi le format d'un abécédaire pour présenter ses multiples facettes. Je vis et je pratique une spiritualité naturelle offerte à tous ceux qui acceptent de s'interroger, de remettre en question leurs vieilles certitudes en les confrontant au filtre de l'intuition. J'ai usé et j'use toujours de ma médiumnité comme d'un outil privilégié de recherches. L'aventure intérieure m'a peu à peu mené vers les mathématiques puis la physique alors que ma formation ne m'y préparait pas. Ma spiritualité n'a pas seulement changé mes perceptions ; elle a bousculé mes certitudes fondées, le plus souvent, sur l'opinion d'un autre. Par elle et avec elle, ma relation aux autres a changé. Le travail sur soi, plus que le don, m'a peu à peu conduit, au fil des ans, à juguler et atténuer de plus en plus ces excès de l'ego que nous connaissons tous. Chaque lecteur pourra parcourir ce livre en suivant ses propres centres d'intérêt. S'il le souhaite, il pourra peut-être découvrir, au fil des mots choisis, un autre chemin offrant un regard neuf sur ce monde si mystérieux qui nous contient et nous entoure."

This book contains a selection of articles and pamphlets on analytical psychology written at intervals during the past fourteen years. These years have seen the development of a new discipline, and as is usual in such a case, have involved many changes of view-point, of concept, and of formulation.??It is not my intention to give a presentation of the fundamental concepts of analytical psychology in this book; it throws some light, however, on a certain line of development which is especially characteristic of the Zürich School of psychoanalysis.??As is well known, the merit of the discovery of the new analytical method of general psychology belongs to Professor Freud of Vienna. His original view-points had to undergo many essential modifications, some of them owing to the work done at Zürich, in spite of the fact that he himself is far from agreeing with the standpoint of this school.??I am unable to explain fully the fundamental differences between the two schools, but would indicate the following points: The Vienna School takes the standpoint of an exclusive sexualistic conception, while that of the Zürich School is symbolistic. The Vienna School interprets the psychological symbol semiotically, as a sign or token of certain primitive psychosexual processes. Its method is analytical and causal.??The Zurich School recognises the scientific feasibility of such a conception, but denies its exclusive validity, for it does not interpret the psychological symbol semiotically only, but also symbolistically, that is, it attributes a positive value to the symbol.??The value does not depend merely on historical causes; its chief importance lies in the fact that it has a meaning for the actual present, and for the future, in their psychological aspects. For to the Zürich School the symbol is not merely a sign of something repressed and concealed, but is at the same time an attempt to comprehend and to point out the way of the further psychological development of the individual. Thus we add a prospective import to the retrospective value of the symbol.??The method of the Zurich School is therefore not only analytical and causal, but also synthetic and prospective, in recognition that the human mind is characterised by "caus?" and also by "fines" (aims). The latter fact needs particular emphasis, because there are two types of psychology, the one following the principle of hedonism, and the other following the principle of power. Scientific materialism is pertinent to the former type, and the philosophy of Nietzsche to the latter. The principle of the Freudian theory is hedonism, while that of Adler (one of Freud's earliest personal pupils) is founded upon the principle of power.??The Zurich School, recognising the existence of these two types (also remarked by the late Professor William James), considers that the views of Freud and Adler are one-sided, and only valid within the limits of their corresponding type.??Freud and Adler interpret in the analytical and causal way, reducing to the infantile and primitive. Thus with Freud the conception of the "aim" is the fulfilment of desire, with Adler it is the usurpation of power. Both authors take the standpoint in their practical analytical work which brings to view only infantile and gross egoistic aims.??The Zurich School is convinced of the fact that within the limits of a diseased mental attitude the psychology is such as Freud and Adler describe. It is, indeed, just on account of such impossible and childish psychology that the individual is in a state of inward dissociation and hence neurotic. The Zürich School, therefore, in agreement with them so far, also reduces the psychological symbol (the phantasy products of the patient) to the fundamental infantile hedonism, or to the infantile desire for power. But Freud and Adler content themselves with the result of mere reduction, according to their scientific biologism and naturalism.

The following pages contain certain rules and suggestions concerning health, and certain simple and sensible ways in which it may, we hope, be acquired and maintained at a very small expense of time and self-denial, by a large number of people who are naturally accustomed to feel not very well. The book is founded on notes made by its two authors who, though they lead for the most part very different lives, are agreed on certain broad principles of health herein set forth. ??One of them, for instance, eats largely of flesh-foods every day, the other has scarcely touched meat for years. But both are accustomed to feel extremely well and to undertake considerable exertion either of mind or body without experiencing any fatigue. One of them takes regular exercise, that is to say he plays an out-door game on most days of his life, while the other who abstains from flesh-foods has little practice of the sort. He will take no out-of-door exercise for several days, work very hard, and find himself perfectly fit for some severe physical test at the end. But they are both agreed that if the one abandoned flesh-foods (which he does not propose to do) he would cease to require regular exercise, and that if the other took flesh-foods (which he does not propose to do) he would not only be very ill, but would also require regular exercise. ??One again is seldom seen without some appliance of tobacco in his mouth, because he finds it agreeable and after an experiment of abstinence from it found that it did not make any difference, as far as he could make out, in his general health. The other never smokes at all. One again takes a cold bath in the morning, the other a hot one followed by cold sponging.??But both are absolutely in accord on far more main points than those on which their practice, at any rate, differs, and they have found it perfectly easy to write this book together without wrangling, on which account they wish to express a pious hope that the very fact that they differ in so many things may have saved them from dogmatism. For it has helped them to realize that even when they are agreed on any point it would be a sheer stupidity to hint that they were therefore right, and in consequence they only put forward the points on which they are agreed as suggestions, hoping that others after trial may also agree with them. ??For universal laws on an empirical matter like health are rare, and the constitutions of men are various. One man’s meat, in fact, is literally another man’s poison. But in the main the two authors are agreed. They believe that the majority of mankind habitually eat too much and habitually take too much stimulating food and drink. They believe also that most people who do so do not take enough exercise, and that either an increase of exercise or a decrease of stimulant is needed. ??They believe that the best sorts of exercise are not those of slow pushing movements such as are made in the use of dumb-bells, but full brisk extended movements, with much use of the breathing apparatus and the large muscle areas of the body. Similarly they are in accord as regards present systems of training which tend to treat an entire crew or team as if they were identical specimens, not as widely different specimens; in every day life also they hold that because a certain mode of diet and work suits A, it will not necessarily suit B and C, though B and C might do worse than try it.

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Jaime fumer...et je vais arrêter ! Devenez non-fumeur sans prendre de poids. Le Livre est un succès international, déjà traduit en 10 langues! Ce n’est qu’en découvrant et en comprenant pourquoi vous aimez fumer que vous pourrez arrêter la cigarette sans avoir l’impression de renoncer à quelque chose d’important. **PERMIS DE FUMER** Si vous lisez ce livre, vous allez pouvoir continuer à fumer… Au fil des pages, Andreas Jopp explique point par point et avec humour les schémas de pensée qui empêchent d’arrêter. Il démontre comment la nicotine déprogramme le cerveau, rend vulnérable au stress et empêche de trouver le calme. Une fois ces mécanismes compris, vous pourrez arrêter sans difficulté. Et durablement. **NE PAS PRENDRE DE POIDS** Arrêter de fumer est plus facile quand on n’a pas tout le temps faim et qu’on se sent bien. Avec les conseils alimentaires d’Andreas Jopp, vous pourrez manger davantage sans prendre de poids. **LES QUESTIONS SUIVANTES SERONT REPONDUES** EST-CE QUE VOUS AIMEZ FUMER -Comment la nicotine transforme notre cerveau et sentiment desatisfaction -Pourquoi on se sent mieux quand on fume -Et si l’addiction au tabac était plus forte et plus rapide à cause des additifs -Pourquoi les cigarettes légères sont plus dangereuses que lesnormales LA CIGARETTE ET LE MENTAL -Les fumeurs ont-ils des sautes d’humeur plus fréquentes et desproblèmes de concentration -Pourquoi on fume plus quand on est stressé. -Pourquoi on a l’impression que la cigarette nous relaxe. -Fumer rend-il plus éveillé et plus concentré -Les ex-fumeurs sont-ils moins satisfaits que les fumeurs LES STRATGIES LES PLUS EFFiCACES POUR ARRTER DE FUMER -Pourquoi l’hypnose marche pour arrêter de fumer -La meilleure faon de faire face aux symptmes du sevrage. -Comment éviter les reculades et les rechutes. ARRTER DE FUMER, RESTER MINCE -Les fumeurs sont-ils plus minces que les non-fumeurs La réalité -Comment garder tout simplement son poids en arrêtant de fumer. -Pourquoi le sucré entretient la dépendance à la nicotine. -Comment gérer au mieux son poids, sa faim et sa bonne humeur. -Conseils pratiques et listes de course pour rester mince EN MEILLEURE FORME -Améliorer votre soufe et votre condition physique -Réduire rapidement les risques d’infarctus et de cancers Andreas Jopp **Journaliste médical, coach pour non-fumeurs et auteur de best-sellers. **Andreas Jopp travaille aussi depuis 10 ans avec l'hypnose chez les fumeurs. **L'hypnose fait partie des stratégies les plus efficaces contre le tabac ! *Pour les MP3 de hypnose: www.nichtraucherin30Tagen.de/francais**

The silence must be broken… ? Each year, thousands of men, women, and children suffer domestic violence. For many, it’s far too long to live in this kind of silence. How much devastation must we see in individuals, families, and communities before we realize that someone… anyone… everyone must take a stand? Featuring stories & accounts from domestic violence survivors & family members. Also included is information regarding types of abuse, why victims stay, awareness months, & a personalized safety plan. Domestic violence has the potential to destroy everything it touches, but there is a solution. Stand up, speak up, and break the silence!

Ce este o traum?? Putem s? o identific?m dup? ce a trecut ?ocul? Care sunt semnele ce ar trebui s? ne alerteze ?n s?pt?m?nile ?i lunile care urmeaz?? Care este impactul asupra memoriei ?i somnului? Ce trebuie ?tiut despre tehnicile care permit dep??irea crizei, ?ncep?nd cu interven?ia imediat? ?i termin?nd cu terapiile de lung? durat??Acela?i eveniment poate fi o traum? pentru un individ, dar nu ?i pentru un altul, ?n func?ie de diferen?ele de personalitate, de nivelul de preg?tire, de energia de care dispune individul pentru a face fa?? traumelor ?i de sprijinul acordat de anturaj ?n acel moment. ?in?nd cont de aceste realit??i, autorul propune un tablou clinic al traumei ?n trei faze (imediat?, postimediat? ?i am?nat?-cronic?) ?i demonstreaz? c? trauma nu poate fi redus? la tulburarea de stres posttraumatic. El trateaz? particularit??ile tabloului clinic ?n cazuri specifice, cum ar fi acela al copilului, al femeii care a fost victima unui viol ?i al salvatorului expus unui eveniment poten?ial traumatizant. ?n ceea ce prive?te domeniul terapeutic, acesta este explorat din perspectiva rezilien?ei, a interven?iei psihologice imediate, postimediate ?i a tratamentului fazei cronice.

Procesul hipnotic este unul complex ?i variat ca tr?iri, care de-a lungul timpului ?i-a dovedit eficien?a ?n psihoterapie. Volumul de fa?? porne?te de la ideea c? hipnoza reprezint? o metod? adjuvant? cu caracter dinamic ?n contextul terapeutic. Caracteristicile legate de identificarea unui anume nivel de sugestibilitate, al?turi de manifest?rile tr?ite ?n stare de trans? vor avea ecou diferit, ?n func?ie de fiecare client, c?t ?i de situa?ia pe care acesta o aduce ?n cadrul terapeutic.Volumul "Hipnoza ?n psihoterapie" contribuie la literatura de specialitate cu rezultate ale unora dintre ultimele cercet?ri ?n domeniu, prezint? modele inedite de scenarii de induc?ie hipnotic? ?i de ad?ncire a transei, precum ?i studii de caz elocvente pentru o serie de tulbur?ri ?i de conjuncturi ?nt?lnite ?n cabinet. Este structurat ?ntr-o parte teoretic? ?i o parte practic?, av?nd numeroase exemple ce atest? aplicabilitatea hipnozei ?n multiple afec?iuni. Ca noutate, lucrarea de fa?? abordeaz? hipnoza ?n situa?ii precum na?terea, infertilitatea, dependen?ele, stima de sine sc?zut?, afec?iuni oncologice, tulbur?ri de stres postraumatic ?i nu numai. Volumul se adreseaz? ?n primul r?nd speciali?tilor ?i apoi publicului larg, cu inten?ia de a-l familiariza cu acest instrument de lucru activ ?n psihoterapie, care a fost ?i r?m?ne hipnoza.

Deseori, cei care solicit? ajutorul unui psihoterapeut nu sunt doar ?n c?utarea unor solu?ii pentru conflictele care ?i fr?m?nt?, ci simt c? au nevoie de un nou ?nceput pentru c? undeva, ?n interior, exist? un defect care trebuie reparat, un defect care a ap?rut ?n rela?iile cu ceilal?i. ?n Defectul fundamental, M. Balint ofer? at?t o descriere a personalit??ii umane ?n termeni rela?ionali, ?n care aceast? arie a defectului fundamental ??i are un loc definit de rela?iile bipersonale primare, c?t ?i o ilustrare a modalit??ii de a repara acest defect fundamental ?i de a oferi pacientului ?ansa unui nou ?nceput. Pentru autor, defectul fundamental reflect? consecin?ele actuale ale unor experien?e traumatice timpurii ?n rela?ia bipersonal? care pot fi retr?ite ?i vindecate pe cale analitic?, chiar dac? vindecarea las? o cicatrice. ?n abordarea sa, Balint recunoa?te importan?a aportului ambilor participan?i pentru rezultatul tratamentului ?i atrage aten?ia asupra contribu?iei terapeutului la desf??urarea procesului terapeutic. Pentru a crea atmosfera necesar? desf??ur?rii acestui proces, este necesar ca terapeutul s? fie flexibil emo?ional ?i s?-i permit? pacientului s? regreseze la nivelul defectului fundamental pentru a reveni, apoi, capabil s? aib? o rela?ie de obiect diferit?, mai matur?, cu cei din jur.

Prin ce difer? cre?terea b?ie?ilor de aceea a fetelor? Sunt predispu?i b?ie?ii no?tri afla?i la pubertate sau la adolescen?? s? intre ?n mai multe buclucuri dec?t fetele de aceea?i v?rst?? Cum ne putem ajuta fiii s? str?bat? cu bine aceste perioade ?i s? se maturizeze f?r? a le ?tirbi masculinitatea ?n devenire??ntr-o societate ?n care femeile sunt considerate categorie marginalizat? ?i privite ca poten?iale victime, b?ie?ii, ulterior b?rba?ii, ajung s? fie privi?i ca poten?iali agresori. Astfel, discrepan?a social? nu se reduce, ci se ad?nce?te. Cum ar fi, ?ns?, ne propune autorul acestei c?r?i, s? pornim de la premisa c? b?ie?ii sunt structura?i diferit, c?, de-a lungul mileniilor, au evoluat av?nd nevoi, scopuri ?i comportamente diferite de cele ale fetelor? ?n loc s? ?ncerc?m s?-i schimb?m, ?ncadr?ndu-i ?ntr-un tipar feminin, putem ?ncepe prin a-i ?n?elege ?i a le oferi acel cadru de dezvoltare de care au nevoie pentru a deveni b?rba?ii pe care ni-i dorim: puternici, protectori, devota?i.?

Ce ne ?ndeamn? s? r?vnim la acele lucruri care nu ne apar?in, devenind invidio?i, sau chiar s? ni le ?nsu?im uneori, nesocotind, astfel, unul dintre principiile morale esen?iale? Avem oare de-a face cu un atribut uman primar, mai mult sau mai pu?in ?mbl?nzit de-a lungul veacurilor??n mituri ?i basme, furtul ?i pierderea sunt prezente ca mecanisme declan?atoare ale unor serii de evenimente fatidice sau, din contr?, ca germeni ai unei noi stabilit??i, superioar? celei anterioare. Trec?nd dincolo de simpla nara?iune a acestora, cartea de fa?? ne dezv?luie, printr-o fin? analiz? psihologic?, aspectele, motiva?iile, ra?iunile interioare ale ho?iei, acelea care scap? adesea privirii moralizatoare, precum ?i ?n?elesurile ascunse ale pandantului s?u, pierderea.Ho?ul interior este o lectur? util? ?i ?n acela?i timp pl?cut? pentru psihologi, psihoterapeu?i, asisten?i sociali, avoca?i ?i, totodat?, pentru to?i aceia care doresc s? ?n?eleag? ra?iunile ascunse ale comportamentelor respinse, ?n general, de societate.?Un mit esen?ial despre ho?ie este povestea L?nii de Aur. Aceast? legend? are cel pu?in 3000 de ani ?i reprezint? o prim? ilustrare a furtului unui lucru de pre?. [...] Studiind acest mit, vom vedea c? Iason, eroul compromis, se comport?, ?n parte, ca un adolescent care ?nc? nu s-a maturizat ca b?rbat, ca un t?n?r ce consider? c? i se cuvinte totul ?i care nu-?i poate recunoa?te limit?rile. Viitoarea sa so?ie, Medeea, ??i ucide mai t?rziu copiii f?cu?i cu Iason, pentru a evita ru?inea pierderii statutului ei ?i pentru a-?i afirma propria idee de justi?ie ?n fa?a nedrept??ii lui Iason, pe care ea o resimte ca pe o priva?iune. ?ns? lunga lor poveste mai con?ine ?i o alt? ?ntrebare: c?nd ho?ia opre?te brutal procesul de individuare?“ – Robert TyminskiSt?team ?n cabinetul meu de la ?coal?, c?nd a intrat o profesoar? ?i mi-a spus: ?A f?cut-o din nou.? Am ?ntrebat cine a f?cut-o din nou, iar ea mi-a replicat: ?Kyle. A furat ceva din po?eta mea,dar una dintre celelalte profesoare l-a prins dup? aceea, c?nd ?ncerca sa ascund? ce a luat ?n ghiozdan.? Am ?ntrebat ce furase ?i mi-a r?spuns: ?Rujul. La fel ca data trecut?.? A continuat: ?E un ho? de farduri. Din toate lucrurile de furat, el e obsedat de farduri. M?car ?tim, ?n sf?r?it, cine tot lua rujurile.? La vremea aceea, Kyle avea doar 5 ani.“ – Robert Tyminski

Medicamentul cel mai des folosit ?n medicina general? este medicul ?nsu?i; altfel spus, nu doar flaconul sau cutia cu medicamente conteaz?, ci maniera ?n care acestea sunt prescrise pacientului – de fapt, ansamblul atmosferei ?n care medicamentul este dat ?i luat. ?n cartea de fa??, Michael Balint descrie diferite procese incon?tiente ce intervin ?n rela?ia medic-pacient, aspecte care pot favoriza vindecarea, sau pot duce la tensiuni, nepl?ceri ?i tratamente lipsite de rezultatul benefic a?teptat. Dac? rela?ia stabilit? ?ntre specialist ?i client poate fi un obstacol ?n calea bunei desf??ur?ri a activit??ii, atunci unul dintre modurile ?n care rezultatele profesionale pot fi ?mbun?t??ite este supervizarea centrat? pe reac?iile emo?ionale ale medicului fa?? de pacien?ii s?i. ?n?elegerea acestor reac?ii poate oferi date importante despre pacient, pe care specialistul s? le poat? folosi mai departe ?n evaluarea cazului ?i ?n stabilirea unei interven?ii eficiente. Numeroase exemple clinice ilustreaz? dinamica incon?tient? a rela?iei terapeutice, precum ?i modul ?n care se desf??oar? grupurile Balint pentru medici.

Ce se ascunde oare în spatele comportamentelor noastre? Ce for?e tainice ne mân? ac?iunile de zi cu zi? Un b?rbat nu reu?e?te s? se implice în nicio rela?ie amoroas? de lung? durat? cu o femeie — s? aib? el o orientare sexual? diferit?? O femeie, de?i are toate semnele c? partenerul îi este infidel, pare s? nu poat? observa ce se întâmpl? chiar sub ochii ei — oare s? fie chiar atât de naiv?? Un tat? î?i reneag? fiica atunci când aceasta se m?rit? cu un b?rbat de alt? religie — s? fie convingerile sale religioase mai puternice decât dragostea fa?? de propriul copil? Povestirile din aceast? carte ne deschid o fereastr? nu numai spre lumea l?untric? a protagoni?tilor ?i spre ceea ce se petrece într-un cabinet de psihanaliz?, ci ?i spre propria noastr? via??, ce poate purta, la rândul ei, sensuri ascunse. A-?i împ?rt??i tr?irile ?i a asculta cap?t? astfel noi valen?e, capabile s? duc? la o în?elegere profund? ?i la schimbare. Ele sunt istorii de caz din experien?a psihanalitic? a autorului, pove?ti ale pacien?ilor, redate într-un limbaj simplu, accesibil cititorului nefamiliarizat cu psihanaliza. Sensurile ascunse ale vie?ii este o carte ce te captiveaz? înc? de la primele pagini. O carte frumos scris? ?i plin? de înv???minte... o serie de capitole scurte, p?trunz?toare, care se citesc ca o combina?ie de Cehov ?i Oliver Sacks. – New York Times Atunci când nu putem g?si o cale de a ne rosti povestea, povestea ne roste?te pe noi, vis?m aceste pove?ti, dezvolt?m simptome sau ne vedem ac?ionând în feluri pe care nu le în?elegem ?Uneori schimbarea vine nu pentru c? ne propunem s? ne vindec?m sau s? repar?m rela?ia noastr? cu via?a; uneori ne schimb?m când repar?m rela?ia noastr? cu pierderea, cu uitarea, cu moartea. – Stephen Grosz