Stephanie Tsank — об авторе

Esther's inability to make decisions about her future has to do with her negative perception of self and her belief that she is unqualified to make such a decision. Therefore, more significant than a standalone symbolic interpretation of the fig tree is Esther's statement that she felt "dreadfully inadequate" when faced…

Beck also states that "A clue to the genesis of self-criticisms is found in the observation that many depressed patients are critical of a certain attribute that they had previously valued highly". This exact phenomenon is clearly visible in Esther's personal trauma. What bothers her is her inability to excel at the…