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Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age (Volume 1) Paperback – June 1, 2011

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Modern permissiveness and the new culture of entitlement allows disturbed people to reach adulthood without proper socialization. In a book meant both for the general public and for professionals, bestselling author and psychologist George Simon explains in plain English:

•How most disturbed characters think.
•The habitual behaviors the disturbed use to avoid responsibility and to manipulate, deceive, and exploit others.
•Why victims in relationships with disturbed characters do not get help they need from traditional therapies.
•A straightforward guide to recognizing and understanding all relevant personality types, especially those most likely to undermine relationships.
•A new framework for making sense of the crazy world many find themselves in when there's a disturbed character in their lives.
•Concrete principles that promote responsibility and positive change when engaging disturbed characters.
•Tactics (for both lay persons and therapists) to lessen the chances for victimization and empower those who would otherwise be victims in their relationships with many types of disturbed characters.
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George K. Simon, Ph.D., earned his degree in clinical psychology at Texas Tech University.  He has in institutional and private practice for thirty years.  Often sought as a speaker and workship leader throughout the USA, Dr. Simon has been seen on CNN , Fox News Network, and CBS This Morning.  Learn more about Dr. Simon by visiting his website,  http://www.drgeorgesimon.com and/or his popular blogs at http://www.manipulative-people.com
 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1935166336
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc; First Edition (June 1, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781935166337
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1935166337
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 17 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
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Dr. George K. Simon is an internationally acclaimed authority on manipulators and other disturbed characters. He is a sought after speaker who has given numerous instructional seminars and made numerous radio and TV appearances, including on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and HBO. His bestselling books include In Sheep's Clothing, Character Disturbance, The Judas Syndrome, How Did We End Up Here?, Lobos con Piel de Cordero, and Essentials for the Journey.

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goodnewsboatguy
5.0 out of 5 stars A well thought out book
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016
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This book is a pretty easy read about the ways that people with character deficiencies manipulate and lie to get through life and avoid consistently meeting their responsibilities. One part I found most interesting is that people with defective character know what they are doing so it's not denial or repression or confusion it's just straight lying and manipulation. They view conforming to the norms of society and loving relationships as submission, which they resist. And in relationships, a person with defective character often pairs with a weaker or naive person who is unable or unwilling to stand up for him or herself, creating chaos. The person with the defective character doesn't need insights or help or understanding in the way that therapists typically offer, he or she needs to be confronted skillfully by someone calling them out on all the ways they try to deflect being held accountable for their poor choices. For a long time now I've had the feeling that my friend knew exactly what he was doing when we discussed the issues in our relationship, but I just couldn't figure out why because I was naïvely assuming he was coming from a place of love and caring and honestly trying to figure things out and resolve them. He just didn't seem to have empathy for me when I needed support or he had treated me badly. I thought he just didn't understand the impact of his behavior on me and our relationship. Really he just didn't want to be held accountable for it and had many ways to deflect and confuse and spin the blame back on me for his bad behavior. I finally get it, I wish I would have read this book years ago. In some ways the conclusions of this book are ridiculously obvious, If someone is treating you badly, don't bother trying to understand why, just set boundaries firmly and call them out on it. For those of us who need it, this book is eye-opening in describing how some people think and act, which is very helpful in either moving on or if needed, being able to see and refute the various excuses and manipulations and lies.
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Cmt
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for mental health professionals and helpful for the public and still pertinent in 2018
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018
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Excellent for mental health professionals and helpful for the lay public generally, this masterpiece by a therapist with 25 years of experience is a "must read" for many if not most people in the USA today. It is quite meticulously detailed and long unlike the short kindle books out there; and unless one has a memory able to remember every scrap, a non kindle copy should a kindle one ever be published is probably best depending upon how one tends to use or not use books. In addition to the thesis of the book, which can be viewed online, some great features include the following: 1) precise meanings, sometimes of a particular historical time, given to mental health and other terms by mental health professionals, philosophers, religious faiths, and the lay public and information about which have been or are often or commonly misapplied by mental health professionals themselves and the public; 2) useful charts: a) comparison of neurotic and character disorder, b) basic personality styles in terms of active/passive and dependent/independent and also in terms of active/passive and ambivalent/detached, assertion vs aggression, types of aggression (two charts), primary interpersonal agendas of aggressive and other character disordered personalities, defense mechanism vs.responsibility - avoidance and manipulation tactic, cognitive-behavioral triad, neurosis and character disturbance lying and two different ends of a continuum; 3) a great exposition of aggressive patterns and subtypes often neglected by therapists; 4) core characteristics and possible constitutional, possible learning factors if one or both of these even apply to all personalities covered in the book, 5) the "Ten Commandments" of sound character formation--the author's perspective on what the "most essential caveats" are that a person must observe in learning the life lessons essential to forming good character. I recommend paying attention to the book's Table of Contents online before purchase. The author includes a recap from the author's first book--In Sheep's Clothing--of general rules anyone must observe to empower themselves in relations with disturbed characters, especially manipulators .For this initial semi-skim of the book, I feel it likely deserves 5 stars for doing what the author set out to do and doing it well enough. It may need some refinements in view of the October 1 2017 revision of the DSM-5. I hope a future revised edition of it will include a chapter on "Investing Energy only where you have Power" when dealing with disturbed characters since that is in the author's recap of his general rules from In Sheep's Clothing. The reason is that while the author mentions that various aggressive personalities gravitate towards various situations and environments, people can and often do make miscalls in assessing the degree of empowerment they actually have in a timely way given that such personalities often team up with each other in large and often increasingly large rings or bands. A person can think one such personality is a lone wolf but not realize the presence of what other authors dub "enablers" or "flying monkeys." What are the various types of power people can have or ostensibly have when dealing with disturbed characters and how do they realistically often play out in legal, marital, and various societal systems today and do race, gender, and age often determine one's fate for better or for worse? How does the greater or lessor implementation of United Nations Agenda Code 21 in an environment affect those systems as well as the degrees of power people have in them and even within the mental health system itself? Do the huge numbers of mental health professionals yet unaware of the presence of Code 21 and of concepts like gang stalking and street theatre need training in how psychopaths, sociopaths, and narcissists ("antisocials") gravitate towards towns and cities and career environments and roles where they can best or more easily play out their psychopathologies for greedy gain for themselves? From a non code 21 stance is it fair or objective to label those seen as weak or nonpowerful or vulnerable "paranoid" or "delusional" when under attack from rings of flying monkeys engaged in their financial exploitation? Don't flying monkeys "gang stalk?" Isn't the one they wish to take advantage of truly a "targeted individual?" Wouldn't it play into the hands of these types for their targets to be labeled "paranoid delusional?" Various reliable sources say some psychiatrists helped create tactics used by code 21 imperatives as well as tactics used by gang stalkers and that some psychiatrists are trained in these. What issues would other psychiatrists and members of the mental health profession like to address as regards code 21's greater or lesser implementation within and without their profession and understanding of the gang stalking-flying monkeys-cluster B's or antisocials-economic stratas phenomena? What happens when several non-pubically traded reits are created in a city or town to which super affluent aggressive types gravitate and a clients' homes are invested in by members of more than one reits, each with aggressive leaders with clients not knowing this at first, gradually becoming aware, and finding themselves trapped in the middle of warring or teamed up reits? Is it fair to label such clients 'paraonid' or "delusional" by psychiatrists and other mental health workers unfamiliar with the concept of such reits, how American capitalism sometimes works, toxic environments, and impossibilty of safe escape? Why is there such scant mental health professional research into the gang-stalking/TI phenomenon distinguishing between what might be paranoid in a TI's descriptions and what might not be given the context in which he or she finds himself or herself? Do foreign born and trained mental health workers in the USA need training in American culture/capitalism and certain concepts before being allowed to practice here? These questions might become more reflined as might this review generally if I have time to do that later. There are small areas of the book I feel might deserve at least a few cons.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing work!
Reviewed in Germany on April 15, 2023
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Thank you deeply for this insightful and deep work 🫶🏼💕 Such a beautiful and straightforward guide to build a healthy character and relationships. Thanx!
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suzanne12
5.0 out of 5 stars Good insight into difficult human interactions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2021
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It takes a long time to really appreciate subtlety in relationship and how to understand and be able handle difficult manoeuvres when some people try to gain the upper hand. Feeling one down to certain people who can never treat you as an equal is explained not in simplistic terms but breaks the problems down. The author offers various descriptions of the narcissistic character and patterns of interrelating The strategies that certain people use in their personal and work life can be confusing and difficult to unravel.
This author of this book, with a lifetime of experience, has plenty to offer in the way of insight into the types of character difficulties which get in the way of satisfactory and fulfilling human relationship. This book is hopeful with the insights which will help you along that path. Suzanne 12
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Vania
5.0 out of 5 stars Character disturbance
Reviewed in Brazil on November 5, 2017
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Excelente livro para todos os profissionais e leigos que queiram entender a sociedade em que vivemos e como se posicionar vantajosamente nela, para construirmos uma sociedade mais justa para todos. Recomendo
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Chris Grand
5.0 out of 5 stars An important alternative approach
Reviewed in France on June 14, 2017
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Very clear and helpful view of the otherwise by classical approaches misinterpreted problematic behaviors. Most of people treated by classical psychology aren't that much suffering of unconscious disorders but very much aware of their wrongs. They just don't want to change because it works for them whereas their environment suffers from their behavior. It's character disturbance not neuroses that must be addressed to help. That's only possible if the patient accepts to change
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5.0 out of 5 stars A life changing book
Reviewed in Australia on July 27, 2021
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This is a great book, tells it how it is and has helped me enormously to deal with some very challenging people in my life, as well as gain some insights into my own character.
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