Object Relations, Work and the Self

by David P. Levine

In this book, David P. Levine applies psychoanalytic object relations theory to understanding work motivation and the meaning of work. Drawing on the writings of authors such as Donald Winnicott, Otto Kernberg and Melanie Klein, he explores three factors central to our effort to understand work: guilt, greed and the self. Special attention is paid to the factors that determine the individual's emotional capacity to do work that engages the self...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415479983
• ISBN13: 9780415479981
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"