Choosing to Suffer: Reflections on an Enigma
Most people pursue pleasure and seek to avoid pain. Some individuals, however, choose a life characterized by pain and suffering. The author describes the most common varieties of such behavior patterns: asceticism, martyrdom, penance and masochism. Critical psychodynamics are discussed and the auth...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2003]
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Dans: |
Journal of religion and health
Année: 2003, Volume: 42, Numéro: 3, Pages: 251-255 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
masochism
B Suffering B Asceticism B Martyrdom B Penance |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
Résumé: | Most people pursue pleasure and seek to avoid pain. Some individuals, however, choose a life characterized by pain and suffering. The author describes the most common varieties of such behavior patterns: asceticism, martyrdom, penance and masochism. Critical psychodynamics are discussed and the author proposes a synthesis of the motivation underlying pain/suffering seeking behavior. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/A:1024843702805 |