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References & Helpful Reading Materials

Adler, Alfred (1927). Understanding Human Nature: The Psychology of Personality.  One World publications, Oxford, England. ISBN# 978-1-85168-667-4.

Agnes, Michael & Laird, Charles, editors (2002). Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus. Hungry Minds, New York, NY. ISBN# 0-7645-6339-4.

Bandler, Richard & Grinder, John (1882). ReFraming: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning. Real People Press, Moab, Ut. ISBN# 0-911226-24-9.

Berne, Eric (1964). Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.  Ballantine Books, Random House, New York, NY. ISBN# 0-345-41003-3.

Bly, Robert, (1990). Iron John: A Book About Men. Addison-West Publishing Company, Inc. New York. ISBN# 0-201-51720-5.

Bradshaw, J. (1988). Bradshaw On: The Family. Health Communication Books, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida. ISBN# 1-55874-427-4.

Bradshaw, J. (1988). Healing the Shame that Binds You. Health Communication Books, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida. ISBN# 978-0-7573-0323-4.

Chodron, Pema (1994). Start from Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living. Shambala Publishing, Inc. Boston, Mass. ISBN# 1-57062-839-4.

Ekman PhD., Paul, Friesen, Wallace V., (2003). Unmasking the Face: A Guide to Recognizing Emotions from Facial Expressions. Malor Books. Cambridge, Ma. ISBN# 1-883536-36-7.

Estes PhD., Clarissa Pinkola, (1992). Women Who Run With Wolves: Myths and Stories About the Wild Woman Archetype. Random House Publishing Group. New York. ISBN# 0-345-40987-6.

Firestone, PhD., Robert W. (1985). The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Defenses. The Glendon Association, Santa Barbara, Ca. ISBN# 0-9676684-0-9.

Firestone, PhD,. Robert W., Catlett MA, Joyce, (2002). Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, Ca., ISBN# 1572242876.

Firestone PhD., Robert W., Catlett MA., (2004). Fear of Intimacy. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, ISBN# 1-55798-720-3.

Forward PhD., Susan. (1989). Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Harmful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life. Random House, New York, N.Y. ISBN# 978-0-553-38140-1.

Forward PhD., Susan. (1997). Emotional Blackmail. Harper Collins Publishers, Inc. New York, NY. ISBN# 978-0-06-092897-1.

Fossom, Merle A., Mason, Marilyn J. (1986). Facing Shame: Families in Recovery. W.W. Norton & Company. New York, N. Y. ISBN# 0-393-30581-3.

Fritz, R., (1984). The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life. Random House. New York, N.Y. ISBN# 0-449-90337-0.

Hallowell M.D., Edward, (2002). The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness. Random House. New York, New York. ISBN# 0-345-44232-6.

Harris, Thomas, (1967). I’m OK – You’re OK.  Harper Collins, New York, N.Y. ISBN# 0-06-072427-7.

Hicks, Esther, Hicks, Jerry. (2009) The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships. Hay House, Inc. Carlsbad, California. ISBN# 1-4019-1882-8.

Jeffers PhD., Susan (1987). Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. Fawcett Books/Random House, New York, NY. ISBN# 0-449-90292-7.

Kaufman, G., (1989). The Psychology of Shame: Theory and Treatment of Shame-Based Syndromes. New York, New York: Springer Publishing Company. ISBN# 978-082616672-2.

Kelly, Mathew (2005). Seven Levels of Intimacy. Simon & Schuster, New York, N.Y., ISBN# 0-7432-6511-4.

Maerz, John L., (2012). A Mile in Your Shoes: The Road to Self-Actualization Through Compassion. Lulu Publishing. ISBN# 978-1-105-95262-3.

Maerz, John L., (2014). Energizing Self-Trust: 7 Steps for Reclaiming Your Power. Emotional Troubleshooter, LLC, Sarasota, Fl.  ISBN# 978-0986-436-451.

Maerz, John L., (2018). Out of the Box: 7 Elements for Raising a Self-directing Child. Emotional Troubleshooter, LLC, Sarasota, Fl.  ISBN# 978-0986-436-475.

Maerz, John L., (2020). Ploys for Dominance: A Guide for Recognizing & Disarming Manipulation. Emotional Troubleshooter, LLC, Sarasota, Fl.  ISBN# 978-0986-436-437.

Maslow, Abraham (1954). Motivation and Personality. New York: Harper and Row Publishers. ISBN# 0060419873.

Maslow, A. H. (1943). “A Theory of Human Motivation.” Psychological Review, 50, 370-396.

Middleton-Moz, J., (1990). Shame and Guilt: Masters of Disguise. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida. ISBN# 978-1-558874-072-3.

Miller, Alice, (2002). For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Frankfurt, Germany. ISBN# 0-374-52269-3.

Morrison, Andrew P. (1997). Shame: The Underside of Narcissism. The Analytic Press. ISBN# 0881-632-805.

Onions, C.T., Friedrichsen, G.W.S., Burchfield, R.W, editors (1966). The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN# 978-0-19-86112-7.

Peck M.D., Scott, (1978). The Road Less Traveled. Simon & Schuster, New York, New York. ISBN# 0-684-84724-8.

Rand, Ayn, (1961). The Virtue of Selfishness. The Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, New York. ISBN# 978-0-451-16393-6

Reber, A., Allen, R., & Reber, E., (1985). Penguin Dictionary of Psychology. Penguin Books, Ltd., London, England. ISBN# 978-0-141-03024-1.

Robbins, Anthony, (1986). Unlimited Power. A Fireside Book Published by Simon & Schuster. New york, N.Y. ISBN# 0-684-84577-6.

Rosenblatt, F., Farrow, J.T, Herblin, W.F. “Transfer of conditioned responses from trained rats to untrained rats by means of a brain extract.” Nature. 1966 Jan 1;209(5018):46-8. PMID: 5925330.

Ruumet, Hillevi, PhD., (2006). Pathways of the Soul: Exploring the Human Journey. Trafford Pub., Victoria, BC, Canada. ISBN# 1412-092-361.

Scheff, T. J., (1995). “Shame and Related Emotions: An Overview.” The American Behavioral Scientist, 38, 1053-1059.

Seligman, M.E.P. (1975). Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death. W.H. Freeman. San Francisco, Calif. ISBN# 0-7167-2328-X.

Seligman, M.E.P., Maier, Steven F., Peterson, Christopher, (1993). Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Control. Oxford university Press. New York, N.Y. ISBN# 0-19-504467-3.

Watts, Alan, (1966). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Vintage Books, Random House, Inc., New York, N.Y. ISBN# 0-679-723000-5.

Watts, Alan, (1951). The Wisdom of Insecurity. Pantheon Books, Random House, Inc., New York, N.Y. ISBN# 0-394-70468-1.

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control

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