Oliker, Ditta M.
Hide and seek : reclaiming childhood's lost potential Reclaiming childhood's lost potential Ditta M. Oliker - Los Angeles, California F&D Publ., c2010. - xvii, 180 p. 23 cm.
Contents
Prologue
Part one: The opponent within and how it came to be you
Chapter one - Unhappily ever after
Chapter two - Happily ever after
Chapter three - Understanding your "Need to"
Chapter four - Beginning to change the opponent
Part Two: The three basic elements of a survival system
Chapter five - His individuality
Chapter six - Understanding individuality
Chapter seven - Recognizing your uniqueness
Chapter eight - Environmental demands of childhood
Chapter nine - Parents' belief as to the nature of the world
Chapter ten - Parents' belief as to the nature of parenting
Chapter eleven - Changing the effect of parent beliefs
Chapter twelve - Family secrets
Chapter thirteen - Family myths
Chapter fourteen - Family power
Chapter fifteen - Changing the effects of secrets, myths and power
Chapter sixteen - A poorness of fit
Chapter seventeen - Fixing the fit
Chapter eighteen - Fixing the fit
Part Three : Breaking free from a survival system
Chapter nineteen - the life you save may be your own
Bibliography
About the author
Index
The true promise of this book is of being able to change that which has been unchangeable. It challenges the reader to objectively ask: "Is there some hidden need for me to not get what I want? Do I unknowingly and consistently sabotage myself?" Hide and Seek: Reclaiming Childhood's Lost Potential offers an insightful answer by proposing that one's childhood may have required an adaptive survival system in response to a dysfunctional family environment. This system then becomes the sabotaging force that limits adult potential. Its power to stay hidden prevents its disclosure even in therapy. The behavior manifested by the system is often labeled by others as irrational, juvenile, or even "neurotic". Using personal stories of patients, familiar fables, core psychological information and innovative strategies for change, the book empowers the reader to examine his or her life within family patterns and offers a comprehensible approach to self-understanding and self-respect.-- website.
1439269327 (pbk.) 9781439269329 (pbk.)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-esteem.
Change (Psychology)
Self-help techniques.
Behavior modification.
158.1 Oli 7
Hide and seek : reclaiming childhood's lost potential Reclaiming childhood's lost potential Ditta M. Oliker - Los Angeles, California F&D Publ., c2010. - xvii, 180 p. 23 cm.
Contents
Prologue
Part one: The opponent within and how it came to be you
Chapter one - Unhappily ever after
Chapter two - Happily ever after
Chapter three - Understanding your "Need to"
Chapter four - Beginning to change the opponent
Part Two: The three basic elements of a survival system
Chapter five - His individuality
Chapter six - Understanding individuality
Chapter seven - Recognizing your uniqueness
Chapter eight - Environmental demands of childhood
Chapter nine - Parents' belief as to the nature of the world
Chapter ten - Parents' belief as to the nature of parenting
Chapter eleven - Changing the effect of parent beliefs
Chapter twelve - Family secrets
Chapter thirteen - Family myths
Chapter fourteen - Family power
Chapter fifteen - Changing the effects of secrets, myths and power
Chapter sixteen - A poorness of fit
Chapter seventeen - Fixing the fit
Chapter eighteen - Fixing the fit
Part Three : Breaking free from a survival system
Chapter nineteen - the life you save may be your own
Bibliography
About the author
Index
The true promise of this book is of being able to change that which has been unchangeable. It challenges the reader to objectively ask: "Is there some hidden need for me to not get what I want? Do I unknowingly and consistently sabotage myself?" Hide and Seek: Reclaiming Childhood's Lost Potential offers an insightful answer by proposing that one's childhood may have required an adaptive survival system in response to a dysfunctional family environment. This system then becomes the sabotaging force that limits adult potential. Its power to stay hidden prevents its disclosure even in therapy. The behavior manifested by the system is often labeled by others as irrational, juvenile, or even "neurotic". Using personal stories of patients, familiar fables, core psychological information and innovative strategies for change, the book empowers the reader to examine his or her life within family patterns and offers a comprehensible approach to self-understanding and self-respect.-- website.
1439269327 (pbk.) 9781439269329 (pbk.)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-esteem.
Change (Psychology)
Self-help techniques.
Behavior modification.
158.1 Oli 7