Family psychologist

Author: Tang Shiyuan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book uses popular descriptive language to comprehensively introduce common psychological diseases, abnormalities, and disorders in families, along with their diagnosis and treatment. It helps families understand essential psychological knowledge and resolve potential psychological issues. With rapid technological advancement, societal changes, increasing material wealth, and fierce interpersonal competition, the cost of living and pace of life have accelerated. These changes have altered people's lifestyles and family structures, moving from complexity to simplicity, constraints to freedom, and stability to vulnerability. As a result, family members' psychology has been increasingly affected, leading to more conflicts and clashes in life philosophies. Various family psychological problems have gradually emerged and intensified. Some children, due to imbalanced growth, become distorted favorites—stubborn, overly fragile, violent, or mentally impaired, leaving people sighing and reflecting deeply. Some couples experience constant conflicts and disagreements—about sex, love, or even money—leading to escalating tensions and the erosion of marital harmony. Some elderly people find life unbearable, surrounded by loneliness, boredom, disappointment, and worry, turning their golden years into a season of misery and transforming their pastoral dreams into a fragrance of death. Additionally, issues like divorce, widowhood, remarriage, cohabitation, single-parent families, and illegitimate children are becoming increasingly prevalent at the fringes of families. Given all this, is it not clear that modern families need the care and attention of psychologists? The answer is obvious. This book was written to provide care and support for those struggling and suffering in family conflicts.
Marriage and family forms based on love are a reflection of human civilization, and the family has become one of the most important social organizations in human life. This book is a practical guide to understanding and resolving family psychological conflicts, revealing psychological issues across all aspects of family life and. It is rich in content and practicality, divided into seven chapters:
Chapter 1: Family Psychology
This chapter discusses the current state of psychological diseases, the influence of the family on psychology, and the cultivation of healthy family psychology, laying the foundation for the book and opening the door to basic family psychological knowledge for readers.
Chapter 2: Children's Psychology
This section introduces common psychological disorders in children, such as behavioral disorders, conduct disorders, learning disabilities, eating disorders, sleep disorders, and pathological tendencies, based on children's psychological characteristics.
Chapter 3: Adolescent Psychology
Adolescence is a critical transitional period, where individuals are rapidly maturing but not yet fully grown. Their self-awareness development is filled with contradictions, and the incidence of psychological diseases is high. This chapter covers adolescent personality disorders, learning adjustment disorders, interpersonal communication disorders, love-related psychological disorders, and sexual psychological disorders.
Chapter 4: Female Psychology
Due to unique physiological changes, women face specific psychological disorders at each life stage. This chapter focuses on female occupational psychology, sexual psychology, and common neuroses.
Chapter 5: Male Psychology
Men, with their distinct social and family roles, often face high expectations and immense pressure, leading to chronic overburdened psychological states. This chapter explores male occupational psychological disorders, sexual psychological disorders, midlife confusion, and pathological addictions.
Chapter 6: Spousal Psychology
Marriage is both a personal and social behavior. The relationship between spouses is the most delicate of all interpersonal relationships—when well-managed, it is the most beautiful flower in life; when neglected, it becomes the most barren grave. This chapter focuses on marital psychological disorders and spousal sexual psychological disorders.
Chapter 7: Elderly Psychology
As people enter old age, their physiological functions deteriorate rapidly, leading to significant changes in other areas, including psychological conflicts. This chapter discusses emotional disorders, sleep disorders, perceptual disorders, and even mental illnesses.
The book includes over 100 typical and vivid case studies, with clear descriptions of psychological disorder symptoms, concise analyses of causes, and detailed, practical guidance and treatment plans. All of this aims to make readers feel as if they are having a conversation with a psychologist, helping them resolve psychological conflicts, alleviate crises, reduce stress, and escape psychological dilemmas.
If a person has a deep understanding of psychology, they are often better equipped to recognize their own needs, understand the characteristics and layers of their psychological issues, and even identify their underlying causes. To some extent, they can take preventive measures and self-treat, achieving a balanced state of mind and body.