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Icarus Complex The Icarus analogy of 'flying too close to the sun' has been applied to
(1) A man with a ‘type A’ personality who does not recognise his own limitations, which is attributed to an internalisation of the father-son rivalry (2) A constellation of mental conflicts, the degree of which reflects the imbalance between a person’s desire for success, achievement, or material goods, and the ability to achieve those goals; the greater the gap between the idealised goal and reality, the greater the likelihood of failure—this is similar to the first definition, but without the underlying father-son rivalry Icarus complex Psychiatry A constellation of mental conflicts, the degree of which reflects the imbalance between a person's desire for success, achievement, or material goods, and the ability to achieve those goals; the greater the gap
between the idealized goal and reality, the greater the likelihood of failure. See Type A, 'Toxic core.'. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Icarus Complex, a book about "money, power and the fall from grace of major figures in American society," according to the publisher's announcement, was bought by Jonathan Karp at Random House in April 2004 for a reported mid-six figures and an expected publication date in 2006. Rice Financial expands its municipal bond market share resources with latest acquisition There is a phrase many mature companies use to describe the mind-set of young, hasty entrepreneurs: they're said to suffer from an Icarus complex, and, indeed, flying too high and growing too rapidly can be the death of some young stars. |
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