
Disarming the Critical Partner
How to End the Cycle of Criticism and Get the Love You Want
Michelle Skeen(Author)
New Harbinger Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-60882-027-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Disarming the Critical Partner, readers use a variety of assessments and checklists to assess the core "schemas," that drive their partners' critical behavior. The book provides tools for identifying the schemas that attract readers into relationships with critical partners, and then clearly presents a variety of powerful schema therapy skills for reducing criticism, improving communication, and ending destructive relationship patterns.
Critical partners routinely chide others unfairly, blame their partners for things that are out of their control, and exaggerate what they see as character flaws. In a relationship, these behaviors threaten the other partner's self-esteem and may irreparably damage the relationship. Disarming the Critical Partner helps readers end this relationship pattern using schema therapy.
Critical partners routinely chide others unfairly, blame their partners for things that are out of their control, and exaggerate what they see as character flaws. In a relationship, these behaviors threaten the other partner's self-esteem and may irreparably damage the relationship. Disarming the Critical Partner helps readers end this relationship pattern using schema therapy.
Reviews / Votes
"The couples in successful relationships will tell you that, in order to succeed, partners must learn to work on their relationships. "The Critical Partner "is the ideal workbook to help couples who are dealing with this uncomfortable dynamic. It will teach them how to do what is necessary to make their relationship successful." --Barton Goldsmith, PhD, author of "Emotional Fitness for Couples" and "Emotional Fitness for Intimacy"
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oakland, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
251 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60882-027-6 (9781608820276)
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E-Book
11/2011
New Harbinger Publications
€20.49
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E-Book
11/2011
New Harbinger Publications
€20.49
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Person
Michelle Skeen, PsyD, has studied schema therapy under Matthew McKay and Jeffrey Young. She completed her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco, and maintains a private practice in San Francisco.