@article{ref1,
title="Work and self-development: The point of view of the psychodynamics of work",
journal="Critical horizons",
year="2014",
author="Dejours, C.",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="115-130",
abstract="A subject's relationship with work is by no means &quot;neutral&quot; as regards selfdevelopment. What becomes of the psychical (or subjective) relationship with work does not depend solely on the individual's particular characteristics as a person, in particular their gender; it depends also on the nature and organization of work. In order to analyse the importance of work in the development of the psychic erotic economics, I refer to the psychotherapy of a young woman that took place towards the end of her adolescence. This will enable me to show how work can have a positive impact on mental development. Then, in order to illustrate how work may destroy mental functioning, I briefly analyse examples taken from investigations I undertook in France in companies where several workplace suicides had taken place. © Critical Horizons Pty Ltd 2014<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1568-5160",
doi="10.1179/1440991714Z.00000000027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1440991714Z.00000000027"
}