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title: "Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception"
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# Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception

**Brand:** daniel goleman
**Price:** 221 kr
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    My favorite of Goleman's books thus far
  

*by T***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023*

I'm a professor and incorporate the teaching of emotional intelligence into all of my courses. This book is especially informative and takes a deeper educational dive into how human beings can sabotage their happiness and relationships with the self and others with instrusive false thinking. It has a great section on defense mechanisms, which is an update to the writings and research Anna Freud did in the 1940s (elaborating on her father's initial ideas about them). This is an excellent teaching tool for those who work with adolescents and young adults and are aware of the prevalence of social anxiety.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The classic book on how our minds filter disturbing information out of consciousness and hide or re-interpret it.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017*

I read this book in 1985 when it was first published and I was trying to learn about self-deception. This book is an excellent review of Psychological research from Freud to modern time. It is well written and probably the one book to read to understand the shocking truth that our minds automatically hide information that would cause anxiety to our self-understanding. This is a key professional resource for counselling that lay readers can easily understand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Challenging, but worth the effort.
  

*by D***K on Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2005*

After reviewing some of the research and modern theory around narcissism, I was drawn to finding something of substance that explained more about grandiose thinking, or delusion.  Luckily, the only decent looking book I found - Goleman's - turned out to be just as useful on the inside.  Combining his information on the effects of pain, and how it dims awareness, was magical for me because of my experience with narcissists who also have alcohol and drug addictions.I like the way Goleman touches on perception (see also Dr. Bruce Lipton's The Biology of Belief), self-esteem, projection, rationalisation, sublimation etc.  On a collective level it becomes quite challenging when viewing the mirage realism or deception that some multi-national corporate and government leaders create.  Perhaps a book who's subject matter is more applicable to world affairs than most of us realise.Personally I would have liked more information about the links between the psychic numbing of awareness and the addiction to materialism as an opiate, but other than that I highly recommend it.  It dovetails nicely into the findings from quantum science which shows its our consciousness which creates the filters through which we transform our reality.At times I did find the reading tough going and would not recommend this for those people who might be embarking on a first tour of duty of psychological modelling.Regards,Daniel John Hancock

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