Fear of Intimacy
by Joyce Catlett, Robert W. Firestone
List Price:
Our Price: $10.99
You Save: $28.96 (72%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $4.86 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Joyce Catlett, Robert W. FirestoneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-15
ISBN: 1557986053
Number of pages: 358
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Summary of Fear of Intimacy
In Fear of Intimacy, the authors bring almost 40 years of clinical exp erience to bear in challenging the usual ways of thinking about couple s and families. They argue that relationships fail not for the commonl y cited reasons, but because psychological defenses formed in childhoo d act as a barrier to closeness in adulthood. A wide range of cross-ge nerational case studies and powerful personal accounts illustrate how the "fantasy bond," a once-useful but now destructive form of self-par enting, jeopardizes meaningful attachments. Written in clear, jargon-f ree language, Fear of Intimacy shows how therapists can help couples i dentify and overcome the messages of the internal "voice" that fosters distortions of the self and loved ones. Related issues such as interp ersonal ethics and the role of stereotyping are also discussed. The au thors' innovative approach will be of interest to therapists and coupl es alike.Compulsive Behavior Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Compulsive Behavior Books
Planned Short-Term Psychotherapy: A Clinical Handbook (2nd Edition)by Bernard L. Bloom
Allyn & Bacon; Published: 1997-03-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $56.00
OCD Treatment Through Storytelling: A Strategy for Successful Therapyby Allen H. Weg
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2011-01-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $26.16
Price in other shops:
Overcoming Pathological Gambling: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work)by Robert Ladouceur, Stella Lachance
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2006-12-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.80
Price in other shops:
Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling: Workbook (Treatments That Work)by Robert Ladouceur, Stella Lachance
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2006-12-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $23.29
Price in other shops:
Guidelines for the Systematic Treatment of the Depressed Patient (Guidebooks in Clinical Psychology)by Larry E. Beutler, John Clarkin, Bruce Bongar
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2000-02-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.82
Price in other shops:
Obsessional Experience and Compulsive Behavior: A Cognitive-Structural Approach (Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy (Academic Pr))by Graham Reed
Academic Pr; Published: 1985; Hardcover; Book
Price in other shops:
How to Build a Thriving Fee-for-Service Practice: Integrating the Healing Side with the Business Side of Psychotherapy (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)by Laurie Kolt
Academic Press; Published: 1999-09-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $38.26
Price in other shops:
Substance Use Disorders: Assessment and Treatment (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)by Charles E. Dodgen, W. Michael Shea
Academic Press; Published: 2000-04-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $35.00
Price in other shops:
Love, Sex, and Your Heartby Alexander Lowen
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1988-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $34.95
Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorderby Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
Ballantine Books; Published: 2005-12-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.67
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
How to Survive the Loss of a Loveby Melba Colgrove, Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield
Prelude Press; Published: 1992-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.96
Price in other shops:
Fear of Intimacyby Robert W. Firestone, Joyce Catlett
American Psychological Association (APA); Published: 2000-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.98
Price in other shops:
Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Changeby Robin Norwood
Gallery Books; Published: 2008-04-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.94
Price in other shops:
When Love Meets Fear: Becoming Defense-Less and Resource-Fullby David Richo
Paulist Press; Published: 1997-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.75
Price in other shops:
The Fantasy Bond : Structure of Psychological Defensesby Robert W. Firestone
Glendon Association; Published: 1987-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.13
Price in other shops:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Intimacyby Dr. Paul Coleman
Alpha; Published: 2005-09-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.74
Price in other shops:
Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 9th Editionby Michael P. Nichols
Prentice Hall; Published: 2009-12-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $98.92
Price in other shops:
Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice: A Revolutionary Program to Counter Negative Thoughts and Live Free from Imagined Limitationsby Robert W. Firestone, Lisa Firestone, Joyce Catlett, Pat Love
New Harbinger Publications; Published: 2002-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.75
Price in other shops:
The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Lovedby Matthew Kelly
Fireside Books; Touchstone; Published: 2007-01-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.43
Price in other shops:
The Emotionally Unavailable Man: A Blueprint for Healingby Patti Henry
Rainbow Books, Inc.; Published: 2004-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.75
Price in other shops: