title: Political humiliation, object use, and psychological changes in the life of Malcolm X.
abstract: This article examines and describes the traumatic effects of political humiliation in the life of Malcolm X, and the psychosocial changes exhibited in his moving from being snared by the talons of racism to a greater sense of freedom and flexibility in working with a wide variety of people. Malcolm X's suffering and psychosocial changes are framed in terms of object relating and use, as well as by his search for a transformational object that would restore and secure his self-worth and efficacy.
authors.affiliation: St. Meinrad School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577, USA. rlamothe@saintmeinrad.edu
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: LaMothe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008016:Life Change Events; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011057:Politics; D011287:Prejudice; D011330:Prisons; D011889:Rage; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D012930:Social Dominance / Q000266:history; D012938:Social Perception; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States