The critical partner
Subtitle: how to end the cycle of criticism & get the love you want
By: Michelle Skeen ; foreword by Jeffrey Young
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781608820276; 9781608820283
Subjects: Couples; Interpersonal conflict; Personal Criticism; Psychology; Man-woman relationships
Description: "Based in schema therapy, The Critical Partner can help you gradually change unhealthy relationship patterns and help your partner move beyond the need to criticize. Through a series of assessment quizzes and worksheets, you'll learn what's driving your partner's behavior and what makes you vulnerable to critical attacks. You'll also discover alternative coping strategies for deflecting criticism and break the long-standing conflicts that keep you from moving forward as a couple."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding your critical partner; title: Identifying your partner's schema; title: What makes you vulnerable to criticism?; title: Uncovering your schema; title: Life traps; title: Alternative coping strategies I; title: Alternative coping strategies II.