Family Crucible

"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.

Author: Augustus y. Napier, Carl A. Whitaker
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780060914899