Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents - Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries Stay

Informationen zum Autor David M Allen (Author) David M. Allen, MD, is professor emeritus of psychiatry and the former director of psychiatric residency training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He is author of the book How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders: A Balanced Approach to Resolve Problems and Reconcile Relationships. He has carried out research on personality disorders, is a psychotherapy theorist, and is former associate editor of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. He is also author of three books for psychotherapists, as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Klappentext Adult children whose parents are invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful require skills to advocate for their own needs. In this much-needed guide, readers will learn how to employ unique assertiveness strategies based on the characteristics of their own family dynamics; uncover the hidden motives behind their parents' behavior; put a stop to repetitive, hurtful interactions without cutting off their problem parents; and foster healthier relationships. Zusammenfassung Adult children whose parents are invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful require skills to advocate for their own needs.

Product details

• Authors: David M Allen, David M Heitler Allen, David M. Allen, David M./ Heitler Allen, Susan Heitler
• Publisher: New harbinger publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781684030927
• ISBN: 978-1-68403-092-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; SELF-HELP / General