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The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy

Augustus Y. Napier

4.1/5 ( ratings)

“If you have a troubled marriage, a troubled child, a troubled self, if you’re in therapy or think that there’s no help for your predicament, The Family Crucible will give you insights . . . that are remarkably fresh and helpful.”—New York Times Book Review

The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier, Ph.D., and Carl Whitaker, M.D.

This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family’s therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families—stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity—and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Release: October 03, 2017

ISBN: 0060914890

ISBN 13: 9780060914899

The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy

Augustus Y. Napier

4.1/5 ( ratings)

“If you have a troubled marriage, a troubled child, a troubled self, if you’re in therapy or think that there’s no help for your predicament, The Family Crucible will give you insights . . . that are remarkably fresh and helpful.”—New York Times Book Review

The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier, Ph.D., and Carl Whitaker, M.D.

This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family’s therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families—stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity—and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Release: October 03, 2017

ISBN: 0060914890

ISBN 13: 9780060914899

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