Hopelessness : Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Realms / Salman Akhtar and Mary Kay O'Neil.

Text in English.

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Chapter one -- Hope and hopelessness: an introductory overview; Part I Developmental realm; Chapter two -- The encounter with hopelessness in childhood; Chapter three -- Adolescent hope and hopelessness; Chapter four -- Hopelessness and midlife; Part II Cultural realm; Chapter five -- Literary depictions of hopelessness: a short story, a novel, and a poem; Chapter six -- The illusion of a future: hopelessness in contemporary cinema; Part III Clinical realm; Chapter seven -- From hopelessness to despair.

Chapter eight -- On the edge of hopelessness and despair: an uncertain landscape; Chapter nine -- Hope and hopelessness in the couple relationship; Chapter ten -- Hopelessness in the counter transference; Epilogue; Chapter eleven -- The hopelessness and helplessness dyad: a concluding commentary; References; Index.

Hope is the most reliable sustainer of life. It offers the promise of something good in the future, contributes to resilience, and keeps one going. However, there are circumstances when hope dries up. This book seeks to map out such dark terrain of hopelessness. While it allows for the fact that a modicum of hopelessness might help in reducing infantile omnipotence and curtailing fixation on unrealistic goals, its focus is upon severe and clinically significant shades of hopelessness. The book opens with a broad overview of the nature, developmental origins, and technical implications of hope.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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