Spontaneity: A Psychoanalytic Inquiry

In this book Gemma Corradi Fiumara suggests that poor mental health can be a result of our incapacity to respond to internal and external stimuli, and indicates that spontaneity is essential in the development of many aspects of the self.

Author: Gemma Corradi Fiumara
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780415492683

About the Author

Gemma Corradi Fiumara is a former professor of philosophy at the Third University of Rome and a training analyst with the Italian Psychoanalytic Society. Her previous books include The Symbolic Function, The Other Side of Language, The Metaphoric Process and The Mind's Affective Life.