Search for the Real Self
Unmasking the Personality Disorders of Our Age
Free Press · Print & ebook · March 1, 1990
From the authoritative expert in personality disorders, Search for the Real Self is a thorough dissection of how one’s real self is developed, how it relates to the outer world, and how personality disorders are understood and treated in our modern society.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in how personality disorders are understood and treated
- Themes
- Personality disorders, Real-self development, Treatment and relationships
- Genres
- Personality Disorders, Personality, Therapy & Counseling
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From the authoritative expert in personality disorders, Search for the Real Self is a thorough dissection of how one’s real self is developed, how it relates to the outer world, and how personality disorders are understood and treated in our modern society. Personality disorders—borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid—have become the classic psychological disorders of our age.
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Outwardly successful, charming and powerful, personality-disordered individuals have long confounded their colleagues, family, lovers and employees—as well as mental health professionals. The author helps the reader understand them. After describing how the healthy real self develops and functions, he explains what can go wrong. Drawing on case histories, he shows how the false self behaves in relationships and on the job, and then delineates appropriate treatments, offering real hope for cure.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in how personality disorders are understood and treated
- Readers interested in real-self development and relationships
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| Personality Disorders | 100% |
|---|---|
| Therapy & Counseling | 47% |
| Personality | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personality Disorders
- Personality
- How We Develop
- Authors
- James F. Masterson
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Published
- March 1, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Personality disorders · Real-self development · Treatment and relationships
- Reading lane
- Personality Disorders