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Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives-Frank Sulloway
Why are individuals from the same family often no more similar in personality than those from different families? Why, within the same family, do some children conform to authority whereas others rebel? The family, it turns out, is not a "shared environment" but rather a set of niches that provide siblings with different outlooks. At the heart of this pioneering inquiry into human development is a fundamental insight: that the personalities of siblings vary because they adopt different strategies in the universal quest for parental favor. Frank J. Sulloway's most important finding is that eldest children identify with parents and authority, and support the status quo, whereas younger children rebel against it. Drawing on the work of Darwin and the new sciences of evolutionary psychology, he transforms our understanding of personality development and its origins in family dynamics. Most persuasively, Sulloway's findings offer conclusive evidence that the family, with its powerful interpersonal dynamics, is a cauldron for the great revolutionary advances that drive historical change. Through his analysis of revolutions in social and scientific thought, from the Reformation to Darwin's theory of natural selection, Sulloway demonstrates that the primary engine of history is located within families, not between them, as Marx believed. 653pp. HARDCOVER with glossy dustjacket. Previous owner's name printed neatly on the top right corner of the ffep. Else, clean and unmarked pages throughout, tight binding, crisp and bright, appears gently read. FINE/FINE.
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Characterological Transformation: The Hard Work Miracle-Stephen M. Johnson
This book integrates object relations theory, ego psychology, and character analytic approaches to provide a new understanding of human behavior and character development.The author outlines in great detail an active treatment approach that draws upon all major schools of psychotherapeutic thought, including psychoanalytic psychotherapy, transactional analysis, bioenergetics, Gestalt theray, hypnosis, client-centered therapy, behavior modification, strategic therapy, rational-emotive therapy, and neurolinguistic programming. In this book, the author focuses upon character pathology resulting from disorders in attachment--the schizoid character, described as the "hated child," and the oral character or "abandoned child." For each disorder, the author discusses etiology, characteristic affects, behaviors and cognitions, bodily expressions of character, therapeutic objectives, and therapeutic techniques. 310pp. Full cloth on boards in gilt. Hardcover with dustjacket. Previous owner's neat mark on ffep. Else, clean, tight, and unmarked pages. Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition.
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