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PublisherUniversity Press of America, Incorporated

ISBN-100761824162

ISBN-139780761824169

eBay Product ID (ePID)2401028

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Book TitleWounded Monster : Hitler's Path from Trauma to Malevolence

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Germany, General, Presidents & Heads of State

Publication Year2002

GenreBiography & Autobiography, Psychology, History

AuthorTheo L. Dorpat

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-032331

Dewey Edition21

Reviews'Wounded Monster' is a great education in trauma, shame, and the mystery of evil. It is well and clearly written, and I heartily recommend it.>>>>, ...Dorpat has written a comprehensive and impeccably documented book on Hitler's psychology...This is an excellent book well worth reading..., ...Dorpat has written a comprehensive and impeccably documented book on Hitler's psychology...This is an excellent book well worth reading...>>>>, "'Wounded Monster' is a great education in trauma, shame, and the mystery of evil. It is well and clearly written, and I heartily recommend it." --Ladson Hinton, Correlations "...the most up-to-date and most comprehensive psychobiography of Hitler available today." --Jon Frederickson, MSW, Advanced Psychotherapy Training Program, Spsi Developments "Must Read!>" -- Today's Books "...Dorpat has written a comprehensive and impeccably documented book on Hitler's psychology...This is an excellent book well worth reading..." --Richard R. Raubolt, Aquinas College, Journal Of Trauma Practice " 'Wounded Monster' is a great education in trauma, shame, and the mystery of evil. It is well and clearly written, and I heartily recommend it. " --Ladson Hinton, Correlations " ...the most up-to-date and most comprehensive psychobiography of Hitler available today. " --Jon Frederickson, MSW, Advanced Psychotherapy Training Program, Spsi Developments " Must Read! " -- Today's Books " ...Dorpat has written a comprehensive and impeccably documented book on Hitler's psychology...This is an excellent book well worth reading... " --Richard R. Raubolt, Aquinas College, Journal Of Trauma Practice, 'Wounded Monster' is a great education in trauma, shame, and the mystery of evil. It is well and clearly written, and I heartily recommend it.

Dewey Decimal943.086/092 B

Table Of ContentChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction and Overview Chapter 3 Young Adolf, 1889-1907: Childhood and Family Chapter 4 Klara and Adolf, 1889-1907: The Contribution of Hitler's Mother to His Personality Development Chapter 5 Vienna, 1908-1913: Failure, Hardship and Misery Chapter 6 Crucible of War, 1914-1918 Chapter 7 Breakdown, 1918-1920 Chapter 8 Malevolence and Grandiosity, 1919-1945 Chapter 9 Charisma and Seduction: Some Long-Term Effects of Hitler's Chronic Traumas on His Personality, 1920-1945 Chapter 10 Hitler's Relationships with Individuals and Groups, 1920-1939 Chapter 11 The World's First Superman: The Myth of Hitler as Infallible War Lord, 1939-1942 Chapter 12 The Ailing War Lord, 1942-1945 Chapter 13 Trauma and Psychic Development- An Explanation of Hitler's Lack of Virtue and His Emotional Maturity Chapter 14 Appendix A: Walter Langer's Predictions about Hitler: An Informal Test of the Predictive Power of Psychoanalytic Methods Chapter 15 Appendix B: DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Hitler's Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 16 References Chapter 17 Index

SynopsisFew authors who have written about Hitler have understood the deeply damaging effects of psychic trauma on his private life and the way he functioned in the public sphere. Nearly all major biographers have neglected the importance of Hitler's childhood trauma and his later combat trauma during World War I. In Wounded Monster, Theo Dorpat demonstrates how extreme emotional and physical abuse from his father, and his unusually long combat service during the Great War became the most formative influences of his life, resulting in severe psychiatric disorders. This psychiatric biography of Hitler discusses the central importance of his vulnerability to shame emotions, as well as the trauma-induced construction of an extensive repertoire of mainly unconscious mechanisms for the avoidance of feelings of shame. Dorpat provides deep insights into Hitler's shame vulnerability as a prime cause of his suicidal behavior, including his suicide threats, two failed suicide attempts, and his final completed suicide. This work will assist those attempting to explain Hitler and his actions, through an examination of the influences that shaped his psyche., Few authors who have written about Hitler have understood the deeply damaging effects of psychic trauma on his private life and the way he functioned in the public sphere. Nearly all major biographers have neglected the importance of Hitler's childhood trauma and his later combat trauma during World War I., Few authors who have written about Hitler have understood the deeply damaging effects of psychic trauma on his private life and the way he functioned in the public sphere. Nearly all major biographers have neglected the importance of Hitler's childhood trauma and his later combat trauma during World War I. In Wounded Monster , Theo Dorpat demonstrates how extreme emotional and physical abuse from his father, and his unusually long combat service during the Great War became the most formative influences of his life, resulting in severe psychiatric disorders. This psychiatric biography of Hitler discusses the central importance of his vulnerability to shame emotions, as well as the trauma-induced construction of an extensive repertoire of mainly unconscious mechanisms for the avoidance of feelings of shame. Dorpat provides deep insights into Hitler's shame vulnerability as a prime cause of his suicidal behavior, including his suicide threats, two failed suicide attempts, and his final completed suicide. This work will assist those attempting to explain Hitler and his actions, through an examination of the influences that shaped his psyche.

LC Classification NumberDD247.H5D735 2002