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Tough Guys and True Believers: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room book cover

1st Edition

Tough Guys and True Believers Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room

By John M. Robertson Copyright 2012
326 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Some men are especially difficult to manage in the psychotherapy room. They are controlling, exploitive, rigid, aggressive, and prejudiced. In a word, they are Authoritarian. This book is a guide for therapists and counselors who work with these men, offering an understanding of their psychological development and providing empirically supported recommendations to work with them effectively. In... Read more

Part I: Understanding Authoritarian Men "Who are these men, exactly?" Four Prototypical Faces. "He always has been that way." Authoritarian Personality Characteristics. "God wants him to take charge." Authoritarian as Divine Mandate. "Men are born as males." Authoritarian as Adaptive Strategy. "Boys learn to be men." Authoritarian as Social Construction. Part I Summary: Putting it all Together. Part II: Managing Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy Room "I never wanted to be this way." Up Close and Personal: Two Authoritarian Men. "What does he need the most?" A Healing Relationship: Attunement & Empathy. "What is wrong with him?" A Qualitative Assessment: Collaboration & Insight. "How can he be helped?" A Multimodal Treatment: Self-Awareness & Self-Regulation. "Does an authoritarian man really change? For good?" The Process of Change: Outcomes & Maintenance.

Biography

John M. Robertson, PhD, is in private practice and Director of Psychological Services for the Professional Renewal Center in Lawrence, Kansas. He has many years of experience working almost exclusively with authoritarian men.

"As an educator and practitioner specializing in work with men, I cannot overemphasize the vital importance of this book in understanding, evaluating, and treating authoritarian men. Robertson has at once respected the deep humanity of individuals, but also the need to hold accountable those who harm others through mis-regulated behavior." - Mark A. Hurst, PhD, Psychology Faculty, The Evergreen State College; Founder, Positive Reentry Program for Incarcerated Men

"John Robertson has produced an extremely important work that is deep and thorough regarding the factors contributing to creation of authoritarian tough guys and unusually insightful in recommending pathways for engagement and change. I enthusiastically recommend this book." - Gary R. Brooks, PhD, Professor, Baylor University

"For the first time, we have an incisive yet respectful analysis of the inner lives of authoritarian men. Tough Guys and True Believers is the ‘gold standard’ for understanding and treating authoritarian men. I recommend it most highly!" - Glenn E. Good, Dean and Professor, School of Education, University of Florida

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