The Road Less Traveled,9780684847245

The Road Less Traveled

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ISBN13: 9780684847245
ISBN10: 0684847248
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-01-01
Publisher(s): Touchstone Books
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Summary

Confronting and solving problems is a painful process, which most of us attempt to avoid. Drawing heavily upon his own professional experience, Dr. M. Scott Peck, a practicing psychiatrist, suggests ways in which confronting and resolving our problems can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding.

Author Biography

M. Scott Peck, M.D., is a psychiatrist and author

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xii
Discipline
Problems and Painp. 1
Delaying Gratificationp. 6
The Sins of the Fatherp. 9
Problem-Solving and Timep. 18
Responsibilityp. 26
Neuroses and Character Disordersp. 29
Escape from Freedomp. 36
Dedication to Realityp. 43
Transference: The Outdated Mapp. 46
Openness to Challengep. 53
Withholding Truthp. 64
Balancingp. 72
The Healthiness of Depressionp. 79
Renunication and Rebirthp. 84
Love Definedp. 93
Falling in "Love"p. 98
The Myth of Romantic Lovep. 107
More About Ego Boundariesp. 112
Dependencyp. 118
Cathexis Without Lovep. 130
"Self-Sacrifice"p. 138
Love Is Not a Feelingp. 145
The Work of Attentionp. 151
The Risk of Lossp. 167
The Risk of Independencep. 172
The Risk of Commitmentp. 180
The Risk of Confrontationp. 195
Love Is Disciplinedp. 203
Love Is Separatenessp. 211
Love and Psychotherapyp. 224
The Mystery of Lovep. 240
Growth and Religion
World Views and Religionp. 244
The Religion of Sciencep. 256
The Case of Kathyp. 262
The Case of Marciap. 278
The Case of Theodorep. 282
The Baby and the Bath Waterp. 298
Scientific Tunnel Visionp. 303
Grace
The Miracle of Healthp. 314
The Miracle of the Unconsciousp. 325
The Miracle of Serendipityp. 341
The Definition of Gracep. 351
The Miracle of Evolutionp. 355
The Alpha and the Omegap. 363
Entropy and Original Sinp. 367
The Problem of Evilp. 376
The Evolution of Consciousnessp. 379
The Nature of Powerp. 386
Grace and Mental Illness: The Myth of Orestesp. 393
Resistance to Gracep. 405
The Welcoming of Gracep. 419
Afterwordp. 428
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