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Understanding and managing parental alienation
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; List of tables; Preface; Part One The nature of parental alienation; Chapter One What is parental alienation?; Introduction; Parental alienation; Parents' behaviour affects children's wellbeing; Children's rejection of a parent; Parental alienation and the alienated family; What is parental alienation?; The consequences of parental alienation; Is there something broken in the parent-child relationship?; When does parental alienation occur?; How often does parental alienation occur?; Concluding comments
Psychologically abusive group processesIsolation; Control and manipulation of behaviour; Control over personal life; Emotional abuse; Indoctrination in an absolute belief system; Imposition of a single and extraordinary authority; Parent-child relationship patterns; Adultification; Parentification; Infantilisation; Concluding comments; References; Chapter Four Parental alienation as a mental disorder; Introduction; Parental alienation as a psychiatric disorder; Criticisms of the notion of a disorder; 1. Insufficient evidence base for parental alienation.
2. The label of a mental illness has detrimental effects on the recipient of the diagnosis.3. Those seeking to classify parental alienation as a mental disorder are driven by needs other than those associated with the greater good.; 4. The rejection of Gardner's parental alienation syndrome.; Other psychological conceptualisations; Who should be diagnosed?; Concluding comments; References; Chapter Five Parental alienation as a form of family violence; Introduction; Theories of family violence: A brief overview; Feminist theory; Family systems theory; Attachment theory; Social learning theory
PsychopathologyWhat does the law say about family violence?; Is parental alienation family violence against children?; Is parental alienation family violence against targeted parents?; Concluding comments; References; Part Two The alienated family; Chapter Six Alienating parents; Introduction; Categories of alienating parents; Characteristics of alienating parents; Problematic personality traits; Abnormal grief reaction; Externalisation of responsibility; Family of origin; Deflection of attention from own problems; Poor relationship history; Desire for control; Desire for vengeance
Janet Haines, Mandy Matthewson and Marcus Turnbull.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding and Managing Parental Alienation : A Guide to Assessment and Intervention