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- Title
EMOTIONAL PARASITISM.
- Authors
Allen, R.T.
- Abstract
Emotional parasitism, living in and off another's emotions, is a distinct form of shared feeling. It is an especially prominent phenomenon in modern life because it provides relief from a widespread ennui or emotional weakness and emptiness. It takes two forms: 'receptive' in which one person lives off the emotions of another, who may be near or distant, real or imaginary, and 'directive-receptive' in which a dominant person seeks so to control another so that he can then feed off his target's emotions. The latter has been particularly tempting in the relations between parents and their children and teachers and their pupils. These relations are illustrated with literary examples from Muriel Spark, 'Miss Read' and D.H. Lawrence.
- Publication
Appraisal, 2012, Vol 9, Issue 2, p34
- ISSN
1358-3336
- Publication type
Academic Journal