Knowledge (XXG)

Arno Gruen

Source 📝

130: 22: 276:, human beings are born with an innate tendency to destruction and violence; throughout his scholarly and clinical career, Prof. Gruen challenged that assumption, arguing instead that at the root of evil lies self-hatred, a rage originating in a self-betrayal that begins in childhood, when autonomy is surrendered in exchange for the "love" of those who wield power over us. 279:
To share in that subjugating power, people create a false self, a pleasing-to-others image of themselves that springs from a powerful, deep-seated fear of being hurt, humiliated or abandoned. Gruen traced this pattern of over-adaptation, and the fate of those who resist the pressure to conform,
291:
Gruen warned, however, that escape from these patterns lies not simply in rebellion, for rebels often remain emotionally tied to the objects of their rebellion, but in the development of a personal autonomy and a relinquishing of all forms of self-numbing and self-deception. His elegant and
440: 479: 230:
Gruen was born in Berlin in 1923, and emigrated to the United States as a child in 1936 when his parents, James and Rosa Gruen, fled Germany to save their lives. During the journey, Gruen celebrated his
300:
are not easily attained, their absence proves catastrophic to both the individual and society as the embittered conformists seek new victims on whom to wreak violence and avenge their psychic wounds.
340: 255: 288:
produces, unfortunately, goes widely unrecognized precisely because it has become the cold, tough "realism" that modern society inculcates into its members and even admires.
322: 422: 504: 349: 265:. From 1979 on, he lived and practiced in Switzerland. Widely published in German, his groundbreaking first book to be released in English, 509: 489: 334: 105: 494: 379: 499: 43: 484: 86: 58: 39: 65: 32: 297: 304: 243: 236: 419: 72: 444: 54: 474: 469: 367: 247: 262: 345: 330: 426: 158: 292:
far-reaching conclusion, elaborated in the books and essays listed below, is that while
261:
Gruen held many teaching posts, including seventeen years as professor of psychology at
79: 272:
Gruen's place in the history of psychology can be summarized as follows. According to
463: 273: 251: 219: 281: 232: 21: 285: 203: 254:
at one of the first psychoanalytic training centers for psychologists, the
176: 129: 293: 455:
Arno Gruen: complete bibliography in English with links to some articles
280:
through a number of case studies, sociological phenomena—from Nazism to
284:—and literary works. The insanity of rage and numbness that this hyper- 154: 150: 380:"Psychoanalytiker und Buchautor Arno Gruen mit 92 Jahren gestorben" 246:. Then, after completing his graduate studies in psychology at 450:
Arno Gruen's books and articles currently available in English
341:
The Insanity of Normality: Understanding Human Destructiveness
320:
Autonomy and Identification: The Paradox of their Opposition,
15: 449: 454: 329:
The Betrayal of the Self (New York: Grove Press, 1988).
480:
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
256:
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
218:(May 26, 1923 – October 20, 2015) was a Swiss-German 199: 184: 165: 136: 120: 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 409:. American Psychological Association. p. 364. 8: 405:American Psychological Association (1968). 344:(Berkeley: Human Development Books, 2007). 323:The International Journal of Psychoanalysis 128: 117: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 269:, was published by Grove Press in 1988. 360: 326:, Vol. 49 1968 (4), p. 648; 1968 250:, he trained in psychoanalysis under 7: 441:Publications by and about Arno Gruen 44:adding citations to reliable sources 443:in the catalogue Helveticat of the 14: 20: 505:Erasmus Hall High School alumni 303:In 2001, Gruen was awarded the 31:needs additional citations for 1: 526: 510:New York University alumni 490:Analysands of Theodor Reik 368:Munzinger Online (german) 237:Great Synagogue of Warsaw 209: 192: 127: 305:Geschwister-Scholl-Preis 267:The Betrayal of the Self 244:City College of New York 495:American psychoanalysts 420:Biography, 2008 edition 445:Swiss National Library 425:March 7, 2008, at the 407:Biographical Directory 500:Jewish psychoanalysts 485:German psychologists 384:Neue Zürcher Zeitung 40:improve this article 248:New York University 239:, on June 6, 1936. 222:and psychoanalyst. 263:Rutgers University 258:in New York City. 242:He studied at the 350:978-0-9669908-4-3 309:Der Fremde in uns 213: 212: 194:Scientific career 116: 115: 108: 90: 517: 429: 417: 411: 410: 402: 396: 395: 393: 391: 386:(in German). Nzz 376: 370: 365: 172: 169:October 20, 2015 146: 144: 132: 118: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 525: 524: 520: 519: 518: 516: 515: 514: 460: 459: 437: 432: 427:Wayback Machine 418: 414: 404: 403: 399: 389: 387: 378: 377: 373: 366: 362: 358: 317: 228: 180: 174: 170: 161: 159:Weimar Republic 148: 142: 140: 123: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 523: 521: 513: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 462: 461: 458: 457: 452: 447: 436: 435:External links 433: 431: 430: 412: 397: 371: 359: 357: 354: 353: 352: 337: 327: 316: 313: 307:for his work, 227: 224: 211: 210: 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 175: 173:(aged 92) 167: 163: 162: 149: 138: 134: 133: 125: 124: 121: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 522: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 467: 465: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 442: 439: 438: 434: 428: 424: 421: 416: 413: 408: 401: 398: 385: 381: 375: 372: 369: 364: 361: 355: 351: 347: 343: 342: 338: 336: 335:0-8021-1017-7 332: 328: 325: 324: 319: 318: 314: 312: 310: 306: 301: 299: 295: 289: 287: 283: 277: 275: 274:Sigmund Freud 270: 268: 264: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 240: 238: 234: 225: 223: 221: 217: 208: 205: 202: 198: 195: 191: 188:Swiss, German 187: 183: 179:, Switzerland 178: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 139: 135: 131: 126: 119: 110: 107: 99: 96:February 2024 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 415: 406: 400: 388:. Retrieved 383: 374: 363: 339: 321: 308: 302: 298:authenticity 290: 278: 271: 266: 260: 252:Theodor Reik 241: 229: 220:psychologist 215: 214: 193: 171:(2015-10-20) 147:May 26, 1923 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 55:"Arno Gruen" 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 475:2015 deaths 470:1923 births 282:Reaganomics 233:Bar Mitzvah 185:Nationality 464:Categories 390:23 October 286:conformity 216:Arno Gruen 204:Psychology 143:1923-05-26 122:Arno Gruen 66:newspapers 226:Biography 423:Archived 294:autonomy 235:in the 155:Prussia 80:scholar 348:  333:  200:Fields 177:Zürich 151:Berlin 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  356:Notes 315:Works 87:JSTOR 73:books 392:2015 346:ISBN 331:ISBN 296:and 166:Died 137:Born 59:news 42:by 466:: 382:. 311:. 157:, 153:, 394:. 145:) 141:( 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Arno Gruen"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Berlin
Prussia
Weimar Republic
Zürich
Psychology
psychologist
Bar Mitzvah
Great Synagogue of Warsaw
City College of New York
New York University
Theodor Reik
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
Rutgers University
Sigmund Freud
Reaganomics
conformity
autonomy
authenticity

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.