The Conflicted Mind: And Why Psychology Has Failed to Deal with It

by Geoffrey Beattie

One of the greatest paradoxes of human behavior is our tendency to say one thing and do something completely different. We think of ourselves as positive and fair-minded, caring about other people and our environment, yet our behavior lets us down time and time again. Part of the reason for this is that we may have two separate 'selves': two separate and dissociated mental systems - one conscious, reflective and rational, and one whose motives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138665797
• ISBN13: 9781138665798
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"