Before becoming a Jungian analyst, Dr. Peter Demuth was a Senior Forensic Psychologist, having spent decades studying, evaluating, and treating violent criminals. He now shares with you what he has learned about human violence and the potential for evil, applying his forensic experience and his Jungian depth training to famous literary stories of monsters. Dr. Demuth is a compelling storyteller himself, and you will find yourself fascinated\u2014and reflecting on the dark side of human nature that is a potential in each of us and in those we encounter in everyday life. Before becoming a Jungian analyst, Dr. Peter Demuth spent decades as a Forensic Psychologist, studying, evaluating, and treating violent criminals.\u00a0 In this book, he brings his forensic experience and Jungian depth training to famous literary stories of monsters. \u00a0 In the first part of this\u00a0 book he introduces readers to concepts as psychological allergies, dark and light psychological adaptation, the behavioral chain, the effects of behavioral reinforcement, the existence of free will, and the ever important, yet often overlooked\u00a0 necessity of mature, healthy ego strength in the management of everyday life.\u00a0 He then meticulously sketches out the multiple factors that go into shaping an individual\u2019s emotional and moral development and discusses the impact of important Jungian concepts such as archetypes, the shadow, and complexes. Dr. Demuth takes an up-close look at psychopathy and its intersection with violence, introducing several well researched psychological assessment instruments to show how important diagnostic distinctions are made. \u00a0\u00a0 Dr Demuth explores the stories of literary monsters whose driving characteristics will inevitably manifest in the lives of actual individuals. Each story is told and discussed in depth, and the monster\u2019s level of psychopathy and potential for rehabilitation are rated. Dr. Demuth is a compelling storyteller himself, and you will find yourself fascinated\u2014and reflecting on the dark side of human nature that is a potential in each of us and in those we encounter in everyday life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Before becoming a Jungian analyst, Dr. Peter Demuth was a Senior Forensic Psychologist, having spent decades studying, evaluating, and treating violent criminals. He now shares with you what he has learned about human violence and the potential for evil, applying his forensic experience and his Jungian depth training to famous literary stories of monsters. Dr. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":106507,"template":"","tags":[],"book__categories":[],"class_list":["post-106506","books","type-books","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n