Vital lies, simple truths : the psychology of self-deception / Daniel Goleman

Contents:
Foreword
Introduction

Part one
Pain and attention
Through on being mauled by a lion
The paint-attention link
Why dimmed attention soothes pain
Mental pain makes cognitive static
Anxiety is stress out of place
Threat is where you see it
The serenity to accept the things I cannot change

Part two
The machinery of mind
Freuds model of the mind
The intelligent filter
How much can we keep in mind?
The packets knowledge comes in
Understanding Understanding
Awareness is not a necessary stop

Part three
Secrets from the self
John dean's memory
Who controls the past controls the future
The self system good me, bad me, and not me
Noticing what to notice
Secrets we keep from ourselves
Forgetting and forgetting we have forgotten
The therapist's dilemma

Part four
Cognition creates character
Neurotic styles
The detective
The anatomy of psychic armor
Micro events at the OK corral
How to raise a paranoid

Part five
The collective self
The we
The family self
Family ritual as group memory
The game of happy family
Theres nothing rotten here in Denmark
Formula for fiasco
Groupthink in the corporate family

Part six
The construction of social reality
Constructing the reality par excellence
The tyrannies and freedoms of frames
The well-mannered gaze
What you dont see wont hurt you
Questions that cant be asked
The flow of information in a free society
Conclusion
An ancient malady and its cure
The virtues of self deception
Vital lies and simple truths

Includes bibliographical references and index.