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Author:

Wolin, Steven J.

Title:

The resilient self : how survivors of troubled families rise above adversity / Steven J. Wolin and Sybil Wolin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Villard Books,

Copyright Date:

1993

Description:

xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Adult children of dysfunctional families.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Child of Impaired Parents--psychology.
Family--psychology.

Other Authors:

Wolin, Sybil.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index.

Contents:

Pain and opportunity -- The challenge of the troubled family -- To name the damage is to conquer it -- Reframing: how to resist the victim's trap -- Seven resiliencies -- Insight: forewarned is forearmed -- Independence: a delicate negotiation -- Relationships: the search for love -- Initiative: the pleasure in problems -- Creativity: nothing into something -- Humor: something into nothing -- Morality: holiness in an unholy world.

ISBN:

0394583574 (acid-free paper)
9780394583570 (acid-free paper)
9780394583570 (acid-free paper) :
0394583574 (acid-free paper) :

LCCN:

92050493

Locations:

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)