TY - BOOK ID - 77864489 TI - The good life PY - 2004 SN - 0791484491 1423740106 9781423740100 0791462153 9780791462157 0791462161 9780791462164 9780791484494 PB - Albany State University of New York Press DB - UniCat KW - Conduct of life. KW - Psychoanalysis. KW - Ethics, Practical KW - Morals KW - Personal conduct KW - Ethics KW - Philosophical counseling KW - Psychology KW - Psychology, Pathological UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77864489 AB - Psychoanalysts have traditionally been expert at uncovering what afflicts and damages people, argues Jeffrey B. Rubin, but by focusing on narcissism and perversions, depression and sadism, psychoanalysis has all too often disregarded what nourishes and sustains us. In The Good Life, he demonstrates how psychoanalysis can make a profound contribution to the well-lived life by drawing on a neglected but potent aspect of psychoanalysis—its capacity to illuminate a psychology of health as well as illness. Rubin shows that, at its best, psychoanalysis can highlight both the ingredients of love, ethics, creativity, and spirituality, as well as the obstacles to experiencing them. Exploring the good life from this dual perspective provides an indispensable resource for helping us live with greater meaning and vitality. ER -