Envy Theory: Perspectives on the Psychology of Envy

Frank John Ninivaggi

doi:10.5771/9781442205765

Summary

Envy arouses questions about fairness and unequal distribution of resources. Scavenging for hidden treasures and exploiting the acquisition of what is perceived to be free also imply underlying envy and greed. Envy, in isolation, can be destructive to psychological processes. Endowments of envy, however, are not as bleak and unsparing as they at first may appear. Envy, recognized and intelligently managed, transforms and may spur admiration, emulation, aspiration, empathy, and developmental advantages. Here, Ninivaggi offers a theory of envy and explores various ideas and concepts related to it. He proposes research paradigms for testability, advances principles and guidelines for pragmatic applications in psychotherapies and psychoeducation, and considers new paths for further discovery.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2010
Copyright Year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-0574-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-0576-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 392
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
1. Chapter 1. Love and the Complex Problem of Destructiveness No access
2. Chapter 2. Inborn Envy No access
3. Chapter 3. An Introduction to the Nuclear Envy Concept No access
4. Chapter 4. Human Psychological Development: Theoretical Underpinnings No access
5. Chapter 5. The Subjective, Intrapsychic, and Phenomenological Experience of Envy: Envy and Related States of Mind No access
6. Chapter 6. The Nuclear Genesis of Envy No access
7. Chapter 7. A Microscopic Analysis of Envy's Dedicated Pathways No access
8. Chapter 8. Envy's Conscious Derivatives: Signs, Symptoms, and Surface Indicators of Envy's Inner Dialogue No access
1. Chapter 9. The Healthy Maturation of Envy: Admiration, Emulation, Gratitude, Empathy, and Helpfulness No access
1. Chapter 10. Recognizing Envy: Historical and Clinical Contexts No access
Afterword No access Pages 353 - 358
References No access Pages 359 - 372
Index No access Pages 373 - 390
About the Author No access Pages 391 - 392