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Personality Types and the MBTI

todd atkins lcsw — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:30:26 +0000

Carl Jung’s research and experience in personalities led to his writing the book Psychological Types based on the theories of cognitive functions he developed through his clinical observations. From Jung’s work in this book, others developed various personality assessment tools. One in particular that has gained popularity is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) developed by [...]

What is Codependency?

todd atkins lcsw — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:20:03 +0000

Webster’s dictionary defines codependency as, “Excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one with an illness or addiction”. Wikipedia states that it is a dependence on the needs or control of another which usually involves placing a lower priority on one’s own needs, while being preoccupied with the needs of others, i.e., “chronic [...]

Growing Up With Narcissistic Parents

todd atkins lcsw — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:26:07 +0000

Did you grow up with a narcissistic parent? A fantastic book entitled Children of The Self Absorbed: A Grown-Ups Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents has the following description of what it was like for adult children of narcissists:

It’s all about you, and you make sure of that. Your wants, needs, and demands are [...]