Psychology & Psychiatry : Interpersonal Relations

Do you respond to certain people, conditions, or events out of fear or anxiety? Are you unwilling to change your perspectives or positions in certain situations? Do you tend to face ambiguous situations negatively? If so, you may have predetermined views, conclusions, or patterns of behavior that are driving your actions and impairing your flexibility. When you voluntarily refrain from participating in certain situations or interacting with certain people because of your lack of flexibility—therefore limiting your horizons—you decrease your chances of personal and professional success. The Flexibility eWorkbook is an interactive tool for analyzing your personal attitudes toward yourself, others, and the situations you face. This workbook is a powerful tool that will help you dispel those attitudes that are holding you back from realizing your full potential. Topics covered include: 1) Helping you increase your tolerance and respect for others, your confidence, and your positivity—all of which enhance your flexibility 2) Helping you decrease your rigidity, discontent, and competitive drive—all of which hinder your flexibility. Tired of the rat race? There's more to life. more...

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Combining clinical analysis with psychological profiles of famous narcissists, here is an indispensable guide to recognizing, coping with, and ultimately overcoming the destructive behavior of narcissists. Everybody needs some healthy narcissism. But in a society obsessed with appearance, wealth, and status, it's easy for problematic narcissists to thrive. Many people who seem to "have it all" are suffering from one of the most common-and overlooked-personality disorders today: high level narcissism. Typified by an obsession with perfection, a desperate need for admiration, and a willingness to use and exploit others for personal gain, high level narcissism can spell devastation for anyone who crosses the narcissist's path. In Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life, psychotherapist Linda Martinez-Lewi presents an in-depth and supportive plan for identifying, understanding, and dealing with high level narcissistic behavior in those close to you. Martinez-Lewi helps you to liberate yourself from draining personal relationships with narcissists, and shows how to regain a sense of peace, balance, and well-being. Drawing on detailed profiles of famous narcissists, including Pablo Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Armand Hammer, and Ayn Rand, as well as expertly rendered case studies from her private practice as a psychotherapist, Martinez-Lewi shows how to:. - understand where narcissistic behavior comes from; u learn to spot narcissistic traits, even in the early stages of relationships;. - realize why attempting to change a narcissist is fruitless; and. - protect yourself from the narcissist's opportunism, manipulative behavior, and lack of empathy. more...

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Knowing how to read people - picking up on and interpreting their hidden cues - is a tremendous asset for virtually anything you do, from your home life to your love life to your work life. Now psychologist, communications expert, and bestselling author Dr. Lillian Glass presents a complete guide that can teach anyone to read people. In this book, Dr. Glass shares with readers her breakthrough program based on the four codes of communication reading people through their voice, speech, facial, and body language codes which has helped Dr. Glass?s private clients from all walks of life. If you?re thinking about going out with, marrying, hiring, or going to work for someone, interpreting these codes is especially crucial. more...

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Discover startling new perspectives on personality typeContemplating the mystery of the human personality, this spirited volume illuminates the perennial question, What is normal? Utilizing Jung's model of personality type and grounded in sixty years of personality studies, I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You illustrates basic differences in the ways people read and respond to the same situations. Drawing on their experience as psychologists, career counselors, classroom teachers, and organization consultants, authors Roger Pearman and Sarah Albritton apply the concepts of personality type to everyday situations - working, loving, parenting, and communicating with friends and colleagues. They show how our personality preferences produce interpersonal blind spots that lead to misunderstandings, and they offer practical tips for communicating more effectively with others. Much more than a basic introduction to the fundamentals of personality, this volume examines the powerful influence of personality type on adult development, discusses the implications of personality style in our communication pathways, and explains how different types are likely to experience and value differences. more...

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Considers friendships and more intimate relationships including why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. more...

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