Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age

Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age

by George K. Simon Ph.D.
Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age

Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age

by George K. Simon Ph.D.

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Overview

Modern permissiveness and the new culture of entitlement allows disturbed people to reach adulthood without proper socialization. In a book meant both for the general public and for professionals, bestselling author and psychologist George Simon explains in plain English:

•How most disturbed characters think.
•The habitual behaviors the disturbed use to avoid responsibility and to manipulate, deceive, and exploit others.
•Why victims in relationships with disturbed characters do not get help they need from traditional therapies.
•A straightforward guide to recognizing and understanding all relevant personality types, especially those most likely to undermine relationships.
•A new framework for making sense of the crazy world many find themselves in when there's a disturbed character in their lives.
•Concrete principles that promote responsibility and positive change when engaging disturbed characters.
•Tactics (for both lay persons and therapists) to lessen the chances for victimization and empower those who would otherwise be victims in their relationships with many types of disturbed characters.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781935166337
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Publication date: 06/01/2011
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 880,752
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 17 - 18 Years

About the Author

George K. Simon, Ph.D., earned his degree in clinical psychology at Texas Tech University.  He has in institutional and private practice for thirty years.  Often sought as a speaker and workship leader throughout the USA, Dr. Simon has been seen on CNN , Fox News Network, and CBS This Morning.  Learn more about Dr. Simon by visiting his website,  http://www.drgeorgesimon.com and/or his popular blogs at http://www.manipulative-people.com
 

Read an Excerpt


“Aggressive characters don’t just disregard the truth, they’re at war with it. Truth is the great equalizer, and aggressive personalities always want to maintain a position of advantage. So, they deliberately play very fast and loose with the truth when they’re not flat out lying. They don’t want you to “have their number.” That upsets the balance of power. So, they’re usually about the business of conning and duping you. And because they want to have advantage over you, they often lie in subtle and sophisticated ways, carefully managing your impression of them and manipulating you through deception. Their lying is so pervasive and automatic, they will lie even when the truth would do just fine; except lying keeps the con game going, which they perceive as maintaining the position of advantage. Also, the lying takes so many forms it’s almost impossible to count them all.”

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