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Where does Gratitude Come from?

Author(s): Katarzyna Prot-Klinger
Subject(s): Individual Psychology, Psychoanalysis, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of the Holocaust
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: psychotherapy; Holocaust; gratitude;

Summary/Abstract: The article refers to Envy and Gratitude, the classical text by Melanie Klein, and a contemporary discussion within the range of psychoanalysis dealing with those psychological concepts. Psychological work on restoring gratitude is demonstrated by referring to the experiences of an Auschwitz Survivor. The author also discusses the current social discourse in which constructions of envy and gratitude play a significant part.

  • Issue Year: 340/2023
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 146-150
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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