The Informed Heart

In 1938-39, Bruno Bettelheim was imprisoned in the concentration camps of Dachau and Buchenwald. In order to keep alive and remain human, he began to analyze his own behaviour and that of everyone around him. This book is a record of those years. Preface vii 1. The Concordance of Opposites 5 2. Imaginary Impasse 43 3. The Consciousness of Freedom 65 4. Behavior in Extreme Situations: Coercion ioy 5. Behavior in Extreme Situations: Defenses iyy 6. The Fluctuating Price of Life 23J 7. Men Are Not Ants 267 Index 30/