9781971116082 - The Architecture of Being Human: Volume 4 Identity: Masks (The Architecture of Being Human (15-Book Series)) de Phan, Khanh (5 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Identity is often described as who we are-our personality, our traits, or the way we present ourselves to the world.This volume approaches identity differently.Volume IV explores identity as structure: a stabilizing response that forms when emotion alone is not enough to maintain safety and coherence. Rather than asking who you are, it examines how the human system adapts-how protection becomes organized, how masks regulate exposure, and how ego and emotional armor emerge as functional responses to prolonged conditions.Beginning with internal stabilization, this volume traces how identity gradually enters contact with the world. It follows how repeated interaction shapes roles, how expectation reinforces familiar patterns, and how adaptation can harden when safety remains uncertain. It also explores what happens when safety becomes reliable-how structure softens, choice reappears, and identity no longer has to work as hard to remain intact.Nothing in this volume asks you to remove masks, dismantle identity, or change how you function. Identity is not treated as false, flawed, or something to transcend. It is placed where it belongs: as an intelligent response that once preserved stability and may still be doing so.Volume IV allows identity to be understood without self-judgment or urgency, completing the series' exploration of how the human system adapts, stabilizes, and reorganizes through lived experience. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Identity is often described as who we are-our personality, our traits, or the way we present ourselves to the world.This volume approaches identity differently.Volume IV explores identity as structure: a stabilizing response that forms when emotion alone is not enough to maintain safety and coherence. Rather than asking who you are, it examines how the human system adapts-how protection becomes organized, how masks regulate exposure, and how ego and emotional armor emerge as functional responses to prolonged conditions.Beginning with internal stabilization, this volume traces how identity gradually enters contact with the world. It follows how repeated interaction shapes roles, how expectation reinforces familiar patterns, and how adaptation can harden when safety remains uncertain. It also explores what happens when safety becomes reliable-how structure softens, choice reappears, and identity no longer has to work as hard to remain intact.Nothing in this volume asks you to remove masks, dismantle identity, or change how you function. Identity is not treated as false, flawed, or something to transcend. It is placed where it belongs: as an intelligent response that once preserved stability and may still be doing so.Volume IV allows identity to be understood without self-judgment or urgency, completing the series' exploration of how the human system adapts, stabilizes, and reorganizes through lived experience. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.