Description: Understanding the Borderline MotherHelping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship Author(s): Christine Ann Lawson Format: Paperback Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers, United States Imprint: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers ISBN-13: 9780765703316, 978-0765703316 Synopsis The first love in our lives is our mother. Recognizing her face, her voice, the meaning of her moods, and her facial expressions is crucial to survival. Dr. Christine Ann Lawson vividly describes how mothers who suffer from borderline personality disorder produce children who may flounder in life even as adults, futilely struggling to reach the safety of a parental harbor, unable to recognize that their borderline parent lacks a pier, or even a discernible shore. Four character profiles describe different symptom clusters that include the waif mother, the hermit mother, the queen mother, and the witch. Children of borderlines are at risk for developing this complex and devastating personality disorder themselves. Dr. Lawson's recommendations for prevention include empathic understanding of the borderline mother and early intervention with her children to ground them in reality and counteract the often dangerous effects of living with a "make-believe" mother. Some readers may recognize their mothers as well as themselves in this book. They will also find specific suggestions for creating healthier relationships. Addressing the adult children of borderlines and the therapists who work with them, Dr. Lawson shows how to care for the waif without rescuing her, to attend to the hermit without feeding her fear, to love the queen without becoming her subject, and to live with the witch without becoming her victim. A Jason Aronson Book
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Book Title: Understanding the Borderline Mother
Subject Area: Developmental Psychology
Item Height: 231mm
Item Width: 156mm
Author: Christine Ann Lawson
Publication Name: Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Subject: Psychology
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 517g
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
