Parental Loss and Achievement

352 Pages·1989·4.569 MB·English

by  Marvin Eisenstadt, Andre Haymal, Pierre Rentchnick, Pierre De Senarclens

PARENTAL LOSS
AND ACHIEVEMENT
Marvin Eisenstadt
André Haynal
Pierre Rentchnick
Pierre De Senarclens
SOCIAL SCIENCE & HISTORY DIVISION
EDUCATION & PHILOSOPHY Section
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES PRESS, INC.
Madison Connecticut
Copyright © 1989, Marvin Eisenstadt
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Parental loss and achievement / Marvin Eisenstadt
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Bibliography: p. ") |
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8236-41 11-2
1. Parental deprivation. 2. Achievement motivation in chil-
dren. 3. Orphans—Psychology. 4. Celebrities—Psychology.
5. Leadership. 6. Parents—Death—Psychological aspects.
I. Eisenstadt, Marvin.
BF723.P255P37 1989
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PARENTAL LOSS
AND ACHIEVEMENT

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
‘The Authors
Foreword to the Original French Edition
Foreword
Part I: Parental Loss and Genius—Marvin
Eisenstadt
Part II: Orphans and the Will for Power
—Prerre Rentchnick
Part III: Is the Psychoanalytic Biography of
Political Leaders Feasible2—Pierre de
Senarclens
Part IV: Psychoanalytic Discourse on Orphans
eB oe me ha and Deprivation—André Haynal
we oe x foe Appendix A: Discussion With a Former Head of
State: An Orphan at the Age of Four—

by Rentchnik
S
P Appendix B: Synopuc ‘Lable of Political and Religious 199
A Leaders: Parental-Loss Profiles—by
Eisenstadt and Rentchnik
Appendix C: Synoptic Table of Artists, Philosophers, 213
Scientists, and Writers: Parental-Loss
Profiles—by Eisenstadt and Rentchnik
Appendix D: Who's Who—by Rentchnik
Appendix E: The One Hundred Most Famous ID WNW SUIN p U ~] nd
Individuals in the Study by Eisenstadt
(See Part I) by Rank Order
Appendix F: The Famous Individuals in the Study
by Eisenstadt (See Part 1) by Alphabetical
Order
Name Index
Subject Index

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
“Orphans and the Will for Power” by Pierre Rentchnick, “Is
the Psychoanalytic Biography of Political Leaders Feasible?”
by Pierre de Senarclens, and “Psychoanalytic Discourse on Or-
phans and Deprivation” by André Haynal are translated from
the French work Les Orphelins Ménent-ils le Monde? published
by Stock in Paris in 1978. The translation is by Jacqueline
A. Deniz.
“Parental Loss and Genius” by Marvin Eisenstadt is re-
printed from American Psychologist, 1978, 33:211-223.
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THE AUTHORS
Marvin Eisenstadt is Chief Psychologist, Central Nassau Guid-
ance and Counseling Services; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology
(American Board of Professional Psychology); clinical su pervisor
at various times for Adelphi University, Yeshiva University,
and Hofstra University; private practice, Clinical Psychology;
President of Nassau County Psychological Association.
André Haynal is Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Geneva, and former president of the Swiss Psy-
choanalytic Society. His work “Le Sens du Désespoir” (Revue
Francaise de Psychanalyse, no. spécial, 1977) was awarded the
Dubois Prize. (In English: Depression and Creativity, International
Universities Press.)
Pierre Rentchnick is a Specialist F.M.H. in internal medicine;
visiting professor, faculty of Medicine, Geneva University; hon-
orary member of the New York Academy of Science; Chief
Editor of Médecine et Hygiene. His work “Ces Malades Qui Nous
Gouvernent” (1976) was awarded the Littré Prize.
Pierre de Senarclens is Professor of International Relations at
the University of Lausanne. He is the author of numerous
publications including a critical essay, “Le Mouvement kesprit.
1932-1941.”