The Psychoanalysis of Career Choice, Job Performance, and Satisfaction

This book is the first to explore fully the psychoanalysis of work; analysing career choice, job performance and job satisfaction, with an eye toward helping people make wiser choices that bring out the best in themselves, their colleagues and their organization.

Paul Marcus, PhD, is a training and supervisory analyst at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in New York City and the author/editor of eighteen books, including Creating Heaven on Earth: The Psychology of Experiencing Immortality in Everyday Life and Sports as Soul-Craft: How Playing and Watching Sports Enhances Life. He can be reached at Tibs9@aol.com.

1.  Introduction  2. Choosing the "Right" Career  3. Flourishing on the Job  4. Psychopathology 1: The Individual  5.Psychopathology 2: The Organization  6. The Crucial Importance of Emotions in Facilitating Organizational Change  7. When to Call it Quits: Retirement