I am a psychotherapist. I wrote a book, "Tools for Emotion Regulation", and I am consequently curious about the subject of hatred. I purchased Gaylin's book, "On Hatred," based on Allan Schwartz's recommendation in his Substack Doc Talk. I was greatly disappointed in Gaylin's book. Gaylin and Schwartz should familiarize themselves with Efrat Ginot's magnificent 2015 "The Neuropsychology of the Unconscious." Ginot explains that the human unconscious is formed by the experiences during the first years of life. As the left hemisphere becomes dominant, the right hemisphere and its contents sink out of awareness and become the unconscious. Although out of awareness, the unconscious continues throughout life to influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The contents of the unconscious can be deduced from observing adult behavior.
Hatred appears to be en example of the emergence of rage from the unconscious unfettered by limitations imposed by consciousness. The degree to which hatred penetrates adolescent and adult behavior is directly related to the level of development of the conscious mind. Gaylin references the Jedwabne massacre of Jews in Poland. This was certainly an example of the mass, unrestrained release of unconscious motivations. We live in a time in which the human unconscious threatens to escape the conscious restrictions of acceptable political and social behavior. Smearing feces on Congresspeople's office walls is a prime example of unrestricted unconsciously motivated behavior. Mass murders are another. Donald Trump appears to be a catalyst for the release of the unconscious among his followers who, as a class, appear to have poorly developed consciousnesses.
Yes but that is not the only explanation. Children do learn from observation of parents and role modeling. But I appreciate your contribution about neuropsychology.
Exactly, and what children learn from observing parents goes into their unconscious from which position it motivates adult behavior. A male child who sees his father rage at the child's mother sequesters that information in his own unconscious and then years later in his own marriage it can motivate cruel, even murderous behavior towards his own wife. Thank you for the appreciation.
Dr. Schwartz, I eagerly look forward to discussing Dr.Ginot's insights.
I ordered it from Amazon and should arrive next week.
Thank you Dr. Schwartz for asking if there are any books I recommend. Yes: "The Neuropsychology of the Unconscious" by Efrat Ginot, 2015, WW. Norton.
Thank you and I am going to order it now.
I am a psychotherapist. I wrote a book, "Tools for Emotion Regulation", and I am consequently curious about the subject of hatred. I purchased Gaylin's book, "On Hatred," based on Allan Schwartz's recommendation in his Substack Doc Talk. I was greatly disappointed in Gaylin's book. Gaylin and Schwartz should familiarize themselves with Efrat Ginot's magnificent 2015 "The Neuropsychology of the Unconscious." Ginot explains that the human unconscious is formed by the experiences during the first years of life. As the left hemisphere becomes dominant, the right hemisphere and its contents sink out of awareness and become the unconscious. Although out of awareness, the unconscious continues throughout life to influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The contents of the unconscious can be deduced from observing adult behavior.
Hatred appears to be en example of the emergence of rage from the unconscious unfettered by limitations imposed by consciousness. The degree to which hatred penetrates adolescent and adult behavior is directly related to the level of development of the conscious mind. Gaylin references the Jedwabne massacre of Jews in Poland. This was certainly an example of the mass, unrestrained release of unconscious motivations. We live in a time in which the human unconscious threatens to escape the conscious restrictions of acceptable political and social behavior. Smearing feces on Congresspeople's office walls is a prime example of unrestricted unconsciously motivated behavior. Mass murders are another. Donald Trump appears to be a catalyst for the release of the unconscious among his followers who, as a class, appear to have poorly developed consciousnesses.
Yes but that is not the only explanation. Children do learn from observation of parents and role modeling. But I appreciate your contribution about neuropsychology.
Exactly, and what children learn from observing parents goes into their unconscious from which position it motivates adult behavior. A male child who sees his father rage at the child's mother sequesters that information in his own unconscious and then years later in his own marriage it can motivate cruel, even murderous behavior towards his own wife. Thank you for the appreciation.
Any books you can recommend for our readers and for me?
Thank you for asking. Read "The Neuropsychology of the Unconscious" by Efrat Ginot. 2015 W.W. Norton.
Yes, and thank you for asking. "The neuropsychology of the unconscious" by Efrat Ginot. 2015, WW Norton
Yes and me as well.