People of the Lie,9780684848594

People of the Lie

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780684848594
ISBN10: 0684848597
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-01-02
Publisher(s): Touchstone
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Summary

"So compelling in its exploration of the human psyche, it's as hard to put down as a thriller...such a force of energy, intensity, and straightforwarness.

Author Biography

M. Scott Peck, M.D. is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Road Less Traveled, with six million copies in print. His other books include Further Along the Road Less Traveled, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, Meditations from the Road and Golf and the Spirit.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Handle With Care 9(15)
The Man Who Made A Pact With The Devil
15(21)
Toward A Psychology of Evil
36(49)
Of Models and Mystery
36(6)
A Life-and-Death Issue
42(5)
The Case of Bobby and His Parents
47(22)
Evil and Sin
69(8)
Narcissism and Will
77(8)
The Encounter With Evil in Everyday Life
85(65)
The Case of Roger and His Parents
87(21)
The Case of Hartley and Sarah
108(12)
Mental Illness and the Naming of Evil
120(10)
The Case of the Voodoo Dream
130(8)
The Case of the Spider Phobia
138(12)
Charlene: A Teaching Case
150(32)
In the Beginning, Confusion
151(3)
One Way or the Other: Infant or Adult
154(8)
A Law Unto Herself
162(6)
The Dream of the Marvelous Machine
168(4)
No-Win
172(4)
Evil and Power
176(2)
If I Had it to do Over Again
178(4)
Of Possession and Exorcism
182(30)
Does the Devil Exist?
182(3)
Caution: High Voltage
185(4)
Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment
189(11)
Research and Teaching
200(2)
The Father of Lies
202(10)
Mylai: An Examination of Group Evil
212(42)
The Crimes
212(3)
Preface to Group Evil
215(5)
Up the Ladder of Collective Responsibility
220(30)
The Individual Under Stress
220(3)
Group Dynamics: Dependency and Narcissism
223(3)
The Specialized Group: Task Force Barker
226(7)
The Large Specialty Group: The Military
233(5)
The Largest Group: American Society in 1968
238(5)
Human Killing
243(7)
Prevention of Group Evil
250(4)
The Danger and the Hope
254(9)
The Dangers of a Psychology of Evil
254(9)
The Danger of Moral Judgment
255(2)
The Danger of Cloaking Moral Judgment in Scientific Authority
257(1)
The Danger of the Misuse of Science
258(2)
The Danger to the Scientist and Therapist
260(2)
The Dangers in Perspective
262(1)
A Methodology of Love
263

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