Download Akhtar - Community Services Institute

Dr. Akhtar’s talk is based on his book, Good Stuff, originally
published in January of 2012. Good Stuff is divided into two
parts. Part 1, Positive Attributes: Courage, Resilience and
Gratitude. Part 2, Positive Actions: Generosity, Forgiveness, and
Sacrifice.
The six chapters constitute a harmonious gestalt of the relational
scenarios that assure enrichment of human experience. This book
offers sociological meditations to temper Freud’s view that human
beings are essentially ‘bad’ and whatever goodness they can
muster is largely defensive. By elucidating the origins, dynamics,
social pleasures, and clinical benefits of courage, resilience,
gratitude, generosity, forgiveness, and sacrifice, this book sheds
light on a corner of human experience that has remained
inadequately understood by psychoanalysts and other mental
health professionals. (Excerpted from the book synopsis on
Amazon)
Dr. Akhtar is the 4th in a series of Sigourney Award winners
brought to Springfield by Community Services Institute. Previous
lectures were presented by Dr. Glen Gabbard, Dr. Vamik Volkan
and Dr. Stuart Twemlow.