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Games Alcoholics Play by Claude M Steiner Phd
The most lucid account of the patterns of problem drinkers ever set down in a book!Drawing on soundly tested theories of transactional behavior, Dr. Steiner describes the three distinct types of alcoholics -- Drunk and Proud, Lush and Wino -- and their games, scripts and rackets- Debtor... Kick... Cops and robbers... Plastic Woman... Captain Marvel...Ain't it awful... Schlemiel... Look how hard I've tried... and others.
His approach is the single most useful tool for dealing with alcoholism since A.A. and the Twelve Steps, and offers the first real help -- and hope -- for problem drinkers and their families.
In the year 1935, Claude M.Steiner was born in Paris. Before moving to the United States in 1952, he spent his boyhood in Spain and Mexico. In 1957, he met Eric Berne, who urged him to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. in the field of clinical psychology Games Alcoholics Play, Developing Emotional Literacy, and Scripts Humans Live are among his other works. He died in Ukiah, California, in 2017.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345323835 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345323831 |
| Title | Games Alcoholics Play |
| Author | Claude M Steiner Phd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1984-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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