Cheating Parents : Recovering From Parental Infidelity.
Title:
Cheating Parents : Recovering From Parental Infidelity.
Author:
Ortman, Dennis.
ISBN:
9780882824574
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (179 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Author's Note -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Those Who Identify with the Aggressor -- Chapter 1: The Lustful Betrayer-Knowing No Limits -- Chapter 2: The Excitement-Seeking/Addicted-Holding On for Dear Life -- Chapter 3: The Disengaged Workaholic-Being an Actor in a Play -- Part 2: Those Who Identify with the Victim -- Chapter 4: The Vigilant Victim-Shrinking from Life -- Chapter 5: The Angry Perfectionist-Standing Against Reality -- Chapter 6: The Proud Caretaker-Feeling Superior in Love -- Part 3: Those Who Disengage in Relationships -- Chapter 7: The Grasping Avoider-Hanging On in Quiet Desperation -- Chapter 8: The Withdrawn Melancholic-Nobody Suffers Like I Do -- Chapter 9: The Laid-Back Outsider-Going to Sleep on Oneself -- Part 4: Ineffective Ways of Parenting -- Chapter 10: The Controlling Parent-Father Knows Best -- Chapter 11: A Friend, Not a Parent-Finding Security in Love -- Chapter 12: The Absent Parent-Flight to Safety -- Part 5: Challenges of Offending and Offended Parents -- Chapter 13: The Offending Parent-The Truth Will Set You Free -- Chapter 14: The Offended Parent-You Are Stronger Than You Think -- Chapter 15: What to Tell the Children -- Epilogue: Grieving the Losses of Childhood -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes.
Abstract:
David Petraeus, Tiger Woods, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards, and Bill Clinton: these powerful and famous men were caught having affairs and fell from grace. The media reported their fall and the humiliation and outrage of their spouses, and the nation watched the drama with fascination, feeling sympathy for the betrayed. Conspicuously absent from the media attention was the impact of the infidelity and ensuing publicity on the cheating parents' children. Dennis Ortman, Ph.D., gives a voice to these silent sufferers, the children, the walking wounded, who may appear to function normally for years, but often experience dysfunction when they attempt to commit to intimate relationships as adults. Some feel compelled to betray their partners, and others marry someone who cheats on them or remain emotionally disengaged in their relationships. Without knowing it, many repeat the faults of their parents' marriage, playing out their roles in new tragedies, often exhibiting symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder. Cheating Parents explores the long-term impact of parental infidelity on children's self-esteem and provides pathways toward healing and forgiveness.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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