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Controlling people : the paradoxical nature of being human / Richard S. Marken, Timothy A. Carey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Samford Valley, Qld. Australian Academic Press, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781922117656
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BF611 .C668 2015
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Contents:
Subject: Based on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), this entertaining book explores the paradox of why we often lose control by trying to be in control and why our controlling nature makes it difficult to stop this self-defeating behavior. Understanding PCT opens the window to understanding and learning about ourselves as controlling people and equips us to lead more effective and satisfying lives.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1 We Are All Controlling People; Chapter 2 The Nature of Controlling; Chapter 3 Perceptual Control Theory: How Purposeful Behavior Works; Chapter 4 We Contain Multitudes; Chapter 5 Zen and the Art of Controlling; Chapter 6 People Who Control People (Including Themselves); Chapter 7 Conflict: People at Cross Purposes; Chapter 8 Resolving Conflict: Going Up a Level; Chapter 9 Freedom and Control; Chapter 10 Living With Our Own Controlling Nature; Endnotes

Based on Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), this entertaining book explores the paradox of why we often lose control by trying to be in control and why our controlling nature makes it difficult to stop this self-defeating behavior. Understanding PCT opens the window to understanding and learning about ourselves as controlling people and equips us to lead more effective and satisfying lives.

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