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What are the elements upon which a healthy personality is built? This fascinating book identifies the key components and shares vivid case studies that demonstrate what happens when those elements are missing.* Underscores the universal and key importance of healthy relationships in achieving emotional health and happiness* Provides clear, accessible, and educational text that includes vignettes in each chapter to illustrate key points* Identifies parallels between emotional health and subjective feelings of "happiness" and well-being* Examines the root causes for common personality traits and behaviors such as aggression, eating disorders, guilt, intolerance, narcissism, and shame
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 Realism and the Struggle with 1 (26)
Self-Deception
2 Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence: The 27 (26)
Bedrock of Healthy Personality
3 Spontaneity: Playing with the Whole 53 (20)
Keyboard
4 Work and Play: The Antidote to Depression 73 (24)
5 Self-Soothing and Comforting: The Legacy 97 (38)
of Parental Love
6 Love and Sex: The Eternal Knot 135(50)
7 Food: "The Frustrating Goddess" 185(26)
8 Shame and Guilt: What Is Really Mine? 211(24)
9 Assertion Versus Aggression: The Fair Way 235(22)
to Stand Up for Yourself
10 Mutual Respect, Vulnerability, and the 257(30)
Price of Narcissism
11 Spirituality with Tolerance: Our Fitful 287(30)
Goal
Conclusion 317(22)
Index 339
