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The '''Jonah Complex''' is the: fear of success; [[Change management|fear of change]]; fear of [[Personal development|personal growth]], fear of [[self-actualization|reaching one's potential]]; fear of achieving one's aspirations and dreams; and fear of meeting one's social responsibilities ([[golden rule]], God-given responsibilities, etc.).<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref><ref>Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090328180625/http://www.rpi.edu/~verwyc/MASLOWOH.htm Personality Psychology], Abraham Maslow</ref><ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164718201000202 Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited] by Pierre-E. Lacocque. ''Journal of Psychology and Theology'', Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202</ref>  
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The '''Jonah Complex''' is the: fear of success; [[Change management|fear of change]]; fear of [[Personal development|personal growth]], fear of [[self-actualization|reaching one's potential]]; fear of achieving one's aspirations and dreams; and fear of meeting one's social and God-given responsibilities ([[golden rule]], etc.).<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref><ref>Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090328180625/http://www.rpi.edu/~verwyc/MASLOWOH.htm Personality Psychology], Abraham Maslow</ref><ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164718201000202 Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited] by Pierre-E. Lacocque. ''Journal of Psychology and Theology'', Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202</ref>  
  
 
The Jonah Complex may interfere with an individual's [[achievement orientation]] and hinder a person's ability ability to achieve organizational/societal aims and goals.<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref>
 
The Jonah Complex may interfere with an individual's [[achievement orientation]] and hinder a person's ability ability to achieve organizational/societal aims and goals.<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref>
  
 
The Jonah Complex is more evident is [[Neuroticism|neurotic]] people.<ref> Feist, Gregory; Feist, Jess (2009). Theories of personality (7th ed.). New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-07-338270-8.</ref><ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164718201000202 Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited] by Pierre-E. Lacocque. ''Journal of Psychology and Theology'', Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202 (See: [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27505865 JSTOR copy of the journal article])</ref>   
 
The Jonah Complex is more evident is [[Neuroticism|neurotic]] people.<ref> Feist, Gregory; Feist, Jess (2009). Theories of personality (7th ed.). New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-07-338270-8.</ref><ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164718201000202 Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited] by Pierre-E. Lacocque. ''Journal of Psychology and Theology'', Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202 (See: [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27505865 JSTOR copy of the journal article])</ref>   
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== Etymology of the term ==
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[[Abraham Maslow]], who is credited with originating the concept of the Jonah Complex, stated: "So often we run away from the responsibilities dictated (or rather suggested) by nature, by fate, even sometimes by accident, just as Jonah tried—in vain—to run away from his fate".<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:28, February 15, 2024

Jonah and the Whale (1621) by Pieter Lastman

The Jonah Complex is the: fear of success; fear of change; fear of personal growth, fear of reaching one's potential; fear of achieving one's aspirations and dreams; and fear of meeting one's social and God-given responsibilities (golden rule, etc.).[1][2][3]

The Jonah Complex may interfere with an individual's achievement orientation and hinder a person's ability ability to achieve organizational/societal aims and goals.[4]

The Jonah Complex is more evident is neurotic people.[5][6]

Etymology of the term

Abraham Maslow, who is credited with originating the concept of the Jonah Complex, stated: "So often we run away from the responsibilities dictated (or rather suggested) by nature, by fate, even sometimes by accident, just as Jonah tried—in vain—to run away from his fate".[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
  2. ↑ Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Personality Psychology, Abraham Maslow
  3. ↑ Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited by Pierre-E. Lacocque. Journal of Psychology and Theology, Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202
  4. ↑ Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
  5. ↑ Feist, Gregory; Feist, Jess (2009). Theories of personality (7th ed.). New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-07-338270-8.
  6. ↑ Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited by Pierre-E. Lacocque. Journal of Psychology and Theology, Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202 (See: JSTOR copy of the journal article)
  7. ↑ Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
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