Difficult mothers : understanding and overcoming their power / Terri Apter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apter, T. E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mother and child.

Mothers--Psychology.

Mothers.

Control (Psychology).

Families--Psychological aspects.

Families.

Physical Description:

xvi, 238 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2012]

Summary:

A psychologist describes the five different types of difficult mothers, including angry, controlling, narcissistic, envious and emotionally neglectful and explains how adults can still suffer from these negative relationships and how they can overcome the challenges of their complex feelings.

Contents:

Difficult mothers: common patterns

The science behind a mother's power

The angry mother

The controlling mother

The narcissistic mother

The envious mother

The emotionally unavailable mother

Am I a difficult mother?

Resilience.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-226) and index.

ISBN:

9780393081022

0393081028

OCLC:

755704979