Psychopolitics of the crisis

Authors

  • Gustl Marlock

Abstract

The social and economic crisis is described as expression of the neoliberal development in society. This development has pervaded all social fields. This intensifies the alienation and the devaluation of the individual as well as of important social res-sources like knowledge, ability and critical reflection. The author warns to discuss aspects of human behaviour like greediness as an absolute motivation. The theory of the psychopathic personality, described by Alexander Lowen, helps to describe specific patterns of behaviour and to evaluate the crisis. A specific sign of this pattern of behaviour is the lack of feeling, the lack of feeling for the other and of self- reflection. Instead ofthis fixation on power, gran-diosity and addiction is to be seen. The role und function of psycho-therapists is critically discussed. Keywords Neoliberalism; alienation; devaluation; social res-sources; psychopathic personality structure; narcissism.

Author Biography

Gustl Marlock

Gustl Marlock, Dipl. Päd., Psychologischer Psychotherapeut, Kinder - und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeut, Dozent, Lehrtherapeut und Supervisor für tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie. Leiter der Ausbildung in Unitiver/Integrativer Körperpsychotherapie, die Psychoanalyse, Körperpsychotherapie und Existentielle Psychotherapie systematisch integriert. Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen zur tiefenpsychologischen und körperpsychotherapeutischen Geschichte, Metatheorie und Methodik, Mitherausgeber des „Handbuchs der Körperpsychotherapie“.

Korrespondenz: Gustl Marlock, Marktstraße 99, 60388 Frankfurt, Deutschland

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Published

2010-01-01

How to Cite

Marlock, G. (2010). Psychopolitics of the crisis. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (1), 38–43. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/31

Issue

No. 1 (2010): Psychotherapie Forum 18/1 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Special Issue

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