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The Family Crucible
- Author
- Augustus Y. Napier, PhD
- Narrator
- Derek Shoales
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 August 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier, PhD, and Carl Whitaker, MD.
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.
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Details
- Author
- Augustus Y. Napier, PhD
- Narrator
- Derek Shoales
- Duration
- 10 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666135107
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Relationships and families: advice and issues, Soft skills and dealing with other people, Parenting: advice and issues
Synopsis
"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 ReviewThe classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier, PhD, and Carl Whitaker, MD.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.
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