CHICAGO, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed New Yorker magazine cartoonist Roz Chast will share her humor and exceptionally honest experiences about caring for aging and ill parents depicted in her personal memoir, "Can't We Talk About Something More Honest?" at the Chicago...
Why would someone lie about things that appear inconsequential, or in situations where the truth would seem to do just as well? The truth about what sometimes seems to be senseless, irrational or "pathological" lying is that there's actually a purpose to it, and that purpose is almost always the same.
Tags: character disturbance, communication, relationships
Confrontation doesn't have to mean making judgments about character, and it doesn't have to mean putting people on the defensive.
Tags: in practice, relationships, responsibility
For many people, just coming to a greater level of insight is not enough for them to make significant, lasting changes in behavior patterns that have been part of their preferred style for many years. Here's how one man found success with a systematic approach to changing both his thinking and his behavior.
Tags: CBT, character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, therapy