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Icarus complex |
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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.'. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit 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. |
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