Background
Berglas, Steven was born on November 26, 1950 in New York City. Son of Jerome Kenneth Berglas.
(The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anch...)
The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anchored in a vari ety of intellectual contexts, some old and some newer. As this volume reminds us, Alfred Adler was perhaps the first to articulate the signifi cance of various self-defeating claims and gestures for protecting the self concept. Thus the apparent paradox of "defeat" in the interests of "pro tection. " More recently (but still more than 30 years ago), Heider's "naive psychology" added attributional rhetoric to the description of self-defeat ing strategies. While predominantly cognitive in its thrust, the attribu tional approach incorporated several motivational influences-especially those involving egocentric concerns. Heider hardly violated our common sense when he suggested that people are inclined to attribute their performances in a self-serving manner: the good things I caused; the bad things were forced upon me. The notion of self-handicapping strategies, proposed by Berglas and myself a little more than a decade ago, capitalized on these homely truths while adding a particular proactive twist. We not only make ex cuses for our blunders; we plan our engagements and our situational choices so that self-protective excuses are unnecessary. In doing so, we use our attributional understanding to arrange things so that flawed and failing performances will not be interpreted in ways that threaten our self-esteem.
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(The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anch...)
The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anchored in a vari ety of intellectual contexts, some old and some newer. As this volume reminds us, Alfred Adler was perhaps the first to articulate the signifi cance of various self-defeating claims and gestures for protecting the self concept. Thus the apparent paradox of "defeat" in the interests of "pro tection. " More recently (but still more than 30 years ago), Heider's "naive psychology" added attributional rhetoric to the description of self-defeat ing strategies. While predominantly cognitive in its thrust, the attribu tional approach incorporated several motivational influences-especially those involving egocentric concerns. Heider hardly violated our common sense when he suggested that people are inclined to attribute their performances in a self-serving manner: the good things I caused; the bad things were forced upon me. The notion of self-handicapping strategies, proposed by Berglas and myself a little more than a decade ago, capitalized on these homely truths while adding a particular proactive twist. We not only make ex cuses for our blunders; we plan our engagements and our situational choices so that self-protective excuses are unnecessary. In doing so, we use our attributional understanding to arrange things so that flawed and failing performances will not be interpreted in ways that threaten our self-esteem.
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(Most people would agree that a basic human goal is to max...)
Most people would agree that a basic human goal is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Yet people constantly seem to sabotage that very goal. This is a probing look at what lies beneath our surprising inclination to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.
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("According to Dr. Steven Berglas, success is the ultimate...)
"According to Dr. Steven Berglas, success is the ultimate self-fulfillment and should be a gratifying and enriching experience. But for many success is a two-edged sword, a burden as well as a blessing"
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Berglas, Steven was born on November 26, 1950 in New York City. Son of Jerome Kenneth Berglas.
Bachelor, Clark University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1976.
Research fellow, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1977-1979; instructor psychiatry, Harvard University Medical School, since 1979; attending psychologist, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, since 1985; director, Executive Stress Clinic, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, since 1985.
(The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anch...)
(The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anch...)
(Most people would agree that a basic human goal is to max...)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
("According to Dr. Steven Berglas, success is the ultimate...)
Member American Psychological Association Beta Kappa.
