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The Narcissistic Family by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, Robert M. Pressman

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The Narcissistic Family

Author
Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, Robert M. Pressman
Narrator
Karen White
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Publish Date
20 July 2020
Run Time
7 hours 2 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Psychotherapy: couples and families
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In this compelling book, the authors present an innovative therapeutic model for understanding and treating adults from emotionally abusive or neglectful families—families the authors call narcissistic. Narcissistic families have a parental system that is, for whatever reason (job stress, alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, lack of parenting skills, self-centered immaturity), primarily involved in getting its own needs met. The children in such narcissistic family systems try to earn love, attention and approval by satisfying their parents' needs, thus never developing the ability to recognize their own needs or create strategies for getting them met. By outlining the theoretical framework of their model and using dozens of illustrative clinical examples, the authors clearly illuminate specific practice guidelines for treating these individuals.

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Author
Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman, Robert M. Pressman
Narrator
Karen White
Duration
7 hours 2 minutes
Release Date
20 July 2020
ISBN
9781705262467
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Genre
Psychotherapy: couples and families

Synopsis

In this compelling book, the authors present an innovative therapeutic model for understanding and treating adults from emotionally abusive or neglectful families—families the authors call narcissistic. Narcissistic families have a parental system that is, for whatever reason (job stress, alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, lack of parenting skills, self-centered immaturity), primarily involved in getting its own needs met. The children in such narcissistic family systems try to earn love, attention and approval by satisfying their parents' needs, thus never developing the ability to recognize their own needs or create strategies for getting them met. By outlining the theoretical framework of their model and using dozens of illustrative clinical examples, the authors clearly illuminate specific practice guidelines for treating these individuals.

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