Brand Waali Quality, Bazaar Waali Deal!
Our Blog
Help Center
Sell On Snapdeal
Download App
Cart
Sign In

Sorry! Optimizing the Self is sold out.

Compare Products
Clear All
Let's Compare!

Optimizing the Self

This product has been sold out

We will let you know when in stock
notify me

Highlights

  • ISBN13:9781138909670
  • ISBN10:113890967X
  • Publisher:Routledge
  • Language:English
  • Author:Ole Jacob Madsen
  • Binding:Hardback
  • Sub Genre:Inspiration & Personal Growth
  • SUPC: SDL141392228

Description

Brief Description

"This work is an adaption and translation of a previously published work in Norwegian: "Det er innover vi mea gea" - en kulturpsykologisk studie av selvhjelp, [published in] 2014 by Universitetsforlaget."

Learn More about the Book

This book provides an analysis of the social representations of leading self-help genres, including neurolinguistic programming, cognitive self-help therapy, mindfulness, self-management, self-esteem, self-leadership and self-control. Exploring the globalised therapeutic culture of today, the book argues that psychology as 'science' is often abandoned to aid the individual pursuit for self-realization and self-optimization. Opposing the view that self-help culture is external to psychology, Madsen argues that it is firmly embedded within psychology, playing an important role in people's lives.
Each chapter traces and critically interprets a range of self-help philosophies and techniques, examining the claims of self-help literature to represent the most innovative psychological, medical or neurobiological research. Discussing each genre in turn, chapters examine key research alongside self-help literature to explore the effectiveness and impact of leading self-help genres in various social contexts and environments. The book offers a contemporary critical overview of issues concerning self-help, combining critical psychology with the theory of social representation to provide a broad perspective on self-help as a valid psychology.
Optimizing the Self will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of social representation, critical and cultural psychology and theory, clinical psychology, and the sociology of culture and science. The book will also be of use to critical and cultural psychologists and theorists, as well as clinical psychologists.

Terms & Conditions

The images represent actual product though color of the image and product may slightly differ.

Snapdeal does not select, edit, modify, alter, add or supplement the information, description and other specifications provided by the Seller.

Quick links