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Family Crucible by Napier, Augustus y.; Whitaker, Carl A.

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Paperback
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ISBN
9780060914899

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060914890
ISBN-13
9780060914899
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19631

Product Key Features

Book Title
Family Crucible : the Intense Experience of Family Therapy
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd)
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Self-Help, Psychology
Author
Carl A. Whitaker, Augustus Y. Napier
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
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Brings fresh insight to our understanding of family interactions, the forces that contribute to marital failure, and how family therapy can aid in revitalizing interpersonal relationships., This is a book that shows how psychological growth occurs and opens new avenues of thought about changing daily life patterns.
Dewey Decimal
616.89156
Synopsis
"If you have a troubled marriage, a troubled child, a troubled self, if you're in therapy or think that there's no help for your predicament, The Family Crucible will give you insights . . . that are remarkably fresh and helpful."--New York Times Book Review The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier, Ph.D., and Carl Whitaker, M.D. This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family's therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families--stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity--and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.

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