Clinical Implications of a Phenomenological Study: Being Regarded as a Threat while Attempting to Do One's Best

Cultural messages promote putting forward one's best effort, and yet any level of success, or the effort itself, can lead to being regarded as a threat. People forming everyday social comparisons may feel threatened by those attempting to do their best, and may react to neutralize the perceived...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Cole, Norma (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: [2016]
In: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Jahr: 2016, Band: 16, Seiten: 1-14
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Phänomenologische Soziologie / Klinische Psychologie
RelBib Classification:VB Logik; philosophische Hermeneutik; philosophische Erkenntnislehre
ZA Sozialwissenschaften
ZD Psychologie
Online-Zugang: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Cultural messages promote putting forward one's best effort, and yet any level of success, or the effort itself, can lead to being regarded as a threat. People forming everyday social comparisons may feel threatened by those attempting to do their best, and may react to neutralize the perceived threat. The urge to undermine someone regarded as a threat can result in direct reprisal, social strain, or other repercussions that can range from unpleasantness to life-changing trauma. Given the potential for negative outcomes, the experience of being regarded as a threat while attempting to do one's best merits close examination.
ISSN:1445-7377
Enthält:Enthalten in: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20797222.2016.1164996