The Oxford handbook of hypo-egoic phenomena
Although a focus on oneself has clear adaptive functions - such as physical preservation, decision making, planning, and self-regulation - this pervasive egoic mindset has psychological, interpersonal, and societal costs. Many advocate for a "hypo-egoic" way of being, a psychological minds...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2016, 2016
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| Series: | Oxford library of psychology / Oxford library of psychology
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| Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Although a focus on oneself has clear adaptive functions - such as physical preservation, decision making, planning, and self-regulation - this pervasive egoic mindset has psychological, interpersonal, and societal costs. Many advocate for a "hypo-egoic" way of being, a psychological mindset characterized by less self-preoccupation in favor of a more inclusive, "we first" mode of functioning. Bringing together current scholarship and science from multiple fields, the Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena provides an authoritative overview of theory, research, and applications concerning psychological states that involve diminished self-preoccupation and self-interest |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780190633882 |