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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> | 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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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 responsibilities (golden rule, God-given responsibilities, 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]
External links
- Explaining the Fear of Success, Healthline.com
- What Is the Fear of Success? by Kendra Cherry, MSEd
- Is it Fear of Failure or Fear of Success?, PsychCentral
References
- ↑ Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
- ↑ Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Personality Psychology, Abraham Maslow
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
- ↑ Feist, Gregory; Feist, Jess (2009). Theories of personality (7th ed.). New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-07-338270-8.
- ↑ 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)