Difficult Personalities: A Practical Guide to Managing the Hurtful Behaviour of Others (and Maybe Your Own!).

McGrath, Helen; Edwards, Hazel.

ISBN 10: 0947277684 / ISBN 13: 9780947277680

Published by Choice / Australian Consumers Association (ACA), Sydney, 2006

About this Item

Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages minimally toned, minor edgewear. 240 pp. Discusses ways to cope with frustrating, confusing and damaging personalities at home and work. McGrath is a counselling psychologist and academic from Deakin University, and Edwards is a writer. (1 of 2 available copies.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Difficult Personalities: A Practical Guide to Managing the Hurtful Behaviour of Others (and Maybe Your Own!).
• Publisher: Choice / Australian Consumers Association (ACA), Sydney
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0947277684
• ISBN 13: 9780947277680
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint ed.
• Seller catalogs:
  • SELF-HELP & PERSONAL GROWTH

About this title

Synopsis

We all have people in our lives who frustrate, annoy, or hurt us: workplace bullies, those who always claim to be right, or those with anxious or obsessive personalities. And most of us hurt others occasionally, too. Now, authors Dr. Helen McGrath, a clinical psychologist and professor, and Hazel Edwards, a professional writer, offer this highly readable, extremely practical guide to dealing with the difficult personalities we encounter every day - in others, and in ourselves.

Taking the American Psychiatric Association's widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) as its starting point, Difficult Personalities helpfully outlines over a dozen different personality traits and types, detailing their common characteristics and underlying motivations. It also equips readers with numerous strategies for dealing with difficult behavior, including:
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Anger and conflict management
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Optimism and assertion training
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Rational and empathic thinking
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Reexamining your own personality

Readers will also benefit from sections on making difficult decisions and maintaining romantic relationships. Perfect for anyone who has ever wished that other people came with a handbook, Difficult Personalities illuminates the personality differences that so often serve as barriers to cooperation in the workplace and harmony at home.