Optimizing the Self: Social representations of self-help

By Ole Jacob Madsen

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138712957
• ISBN13: 9781138712959
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"