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The Collector Mentality: Modernization of the Hunter-Gatherer de Eric Anton Kreuter Ph.D.

The Collector Mentality: Modernization of the Hunter-Gatherer

Autor Eric Anton Kreuter Ph.D.
en Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2017

În lucrarea The Collector Mentality, descoperim o abordare riguros interdisciplinară care plasează psihologia colecționarului la intersecția dintre antropologie, sociologie și psihopatologie. Apreciem modul în care Eric Anton Kreuter Ph.D. refuză simplificarea, propunând o paralelă fascinantă între mentalitatea de supraviețuire a vânătorilor-culegători din comunitățile primitive și impulsul contemporan de a acumula obiecte neînsuflețite. Această perspectivă sugerează existența unei legături genetice și evolutive care transformă simplul hobby într-o manifestare modernă a unui instinct ancestral.

Subliniem structura analitică a volumului, care progresează de la fundamentele teoretice și rădăcinile antropologice către studii de caz clinice profunde. Autorul explorează spectrul complet al achiziției, de la beneficiile psihologice ale obiectelor vintage până la formele severe de tezaurizare compulsivă (hoarding). Comparabil cu Collecting – An Unruly Passion – Psychological Perspectives de Werner Muensterberger în rigurozitatea analizei psihanalitice, titlul de față se distinge prin actualizarea temei pentru contextul secolului XXI, incluzând discuții despre dependența de cumpărături și impactul asupra spațiului locativ comun.

Spre deosebire de lucrarea sa anterioară, Chasing Rainbows, unde analiza se concentra pe terapia prin mișcare și sport, în acest volum de 588 de pagini, Kreuter își folosește propria experiență de colecționar de minerale pentru a oferi o viziune umanistă și echilibrată. Cartea nu doar diagnostichează, ci invită la o evaluare atentă a „interiorității” subiectului, oferind terapeuților și familiilor instrumente pentru a înțelege resorturile emoționale, spirituale și cerebrale din spatele obsesiei de a poseda.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781536125993
ISBN-10: 1536125997
Pagini: 588
Dimensiuni: 232 x 159 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Colecția Nova Science Publishers Inc
Locul publicării:United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această monografie este esențială pentru specialiștii în psihopatologie și antropologie, oferind un cadru teoretic solid pentru înțelegerea hoarding-ului. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă empatică și non-judecativă asupra acumulării de obiecte, înțelegând diferența fină dintre pasiune și patologie. Este o resursă valoroasă pentru familiile care se confruntă cu comportamente obsesive, oferind explicații documentate despre mecanismele de coping prin posesiune materială.

Descriere

The collector is a pseudo sub-species of human who endeavours to amass items for building wealth, in the pursuit of a hobby or, in extreme cases, as a part of pathological hoarding behaviour. The extreme collector expands what could be considered normal boundaries in terms of using financial resources, encroachment of communal space in a shared home environment, or in the way they go about locating new items to acquire. The hoarder takes collecting to the next, even more extreme level, where the array or items gathered becomes arguably and uncontrollably massive enough to bring the hoarder much criticism from others, usually in the psychological sense. In comparison to the modern collector of things, the hunter-gatherer communities primarily from primitive times, but even today in remote parts of the world followed their collecting behaviour solely for their survival since agriculture and farming had not yet been invented. We refer to these people as foragers. The increasingly rare communities that follow a foraging lifestyle actually exist in the present day, albeit in isolated areas of the world with decreasing land mass; they collect what they need, experiencing increased difficulty in protecting their coveted anonymity. Even when they cross paths with members of modern society, they shun interaction and may even threaten warfare. Modern foraging communities have no immunity to modern diseases, making contact with modern humans threatening to their health and survival. The mindset of todays collector can be compared to that of the primitive foragers as a way of drawing a link between their behaviour and impulses to those of modern humans, suggesting a possible genetic link. In doing so, the psychodynamic aspects of the collector in modern times can be better understood through the anthropological lens. With this connection, therapists can more deeply understand and appreciate the thought process of the modern collector and maybe even that of the hoarder. Families of collectors and hoarders and even the folks collecting and hoarding themselves can evaluate their lifestyle, habits, impulses and drives more deeply, affording them a practical and humanistic view of themselves. The perspectives of the author, who is a self-confessed collector and those of other collectors as well as one hoarder provide a balanced analysis of the interiority of the subject covered by this book. A walkthrough of various types of collections is included along with an illustrative of the thesis. Part of the authors collection of mineral spheres is included in an appendix to provide the reader with a first-hand view of one type of collection. What is hopefully clear to the reader is that the mindset of the collector should not be quickly judged, but carefully evaluated and the collector or hoarder is encouraged to keep an open mind, embracing a new conceptual understanding of the actions they take in pursuit of their passion or obsession. The topic of mental illness is covered to allow for the potential for judgment of the behaviour to be understood for potential treatment protocols. Caution, however, is encouraged with regard to treatment as not every person considered obsessed with their passion is willing to acknowledge their excessive conduct or even would agree their behaviour reaches an obsessive level. Accordingly, treatment as we may think of the word as necessarily leading to reform or reduction in impact may not be possible even with greater insight. Still, we must find a balance between respecting someones chosen lifestyle and suggesting a balanced approach to life that considers not only the person, but those around them as well.

Cuprins

Foreword; Introduction; Commentary -- Peter Goodstein; Commentary -- Why We Collect Antique & Vintage Items; Commentary -- Analysis of the Psychological Benefits of Coveted Inanimate Objects; The Case Study of Doug; The Case Study of Paul; Why Do People Collect Things?; Anthropological Roots; Types of Collections; Commentary -- Hunting for Gatherers among Early Human Populations; Descriptions of the Kreuter Collection of Minerals & Fossil; Collecting as a Form of Bonding with Children; The Addiction of Collecting; Shopping Addiction; Cross-Benefits of Lifelong Collecting; Is Collecting the Same as Hoarding?; A Case Study of a Hoarder: Joan; Filling a Void?; Addressing Issues: Emotional, Psychodynamic, Spiritual, Cerebral, & Artistic; Obsessions; Perspectives of Collectors; Commentary -- The Mind of a Collector; The Case Study of Shawn -- An Extreme Collector; Anthropomorphic Healthy Narcissism by Proxy; The Case Study of a Collector -- Charles; The Case Study of a Collector -- Jim; Commentary -- A Collection of a Collectors Collections: Kenneth M Moltner; Commentary -- Maria Bird: I Rock; Problems Associated with Collecting: A Contrast to Difficulties of Foragers; Conclusion.