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Overview
We all have a profound need for intimacy, a need that is often massively frustrated in contemporary society. Unable to obtain genuine closeness, we often try instead to control one another, which unfortunately makes real intimacy even less likely. Nationally known psychotherapist Gerald Alper presents an original book that shows how these dynamics of control are particularly played out on the singles scene between people who are self-consciously pursuing an intimate connection while consciously (and paradoxically) avoiding one. Specific treatment approaches to helping people overcome these self-defeating games are thoroughly discussed.Anger as a paradigm of control/narcissistic giving/addictive relating/forgetting a self/control games in therapy/etc.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1996
Publisher
Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, c1996.
Pages
232
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781568217291